Two cores are better than one.So how about eight?

Intel could have done it again.
There are rumors that Intel is making plans for an eight core processor.Its codenamed Dunnington,whatever that means!Chances are,it could be octo-core.Or it could be a very powerful quad core.

It will touch ground sometime in 2008(notice the '8'!).Bit more to wait,but can't really blame Intel for this.They are progressing very quickly indeed!It's supposed to be for servers,although.Imagine the clock and everything it will have!!I bet it will use two quad core processors in the same package.It will most probably come after the 'bloomsfeild' processor(Intel's first quad core on a single silicon die).I hope they bring 128-bit processing to the world along with it.It is supposed to bring a whole new microarchitecture with it.We shall see once it arrives,we shall seee.....

Three cheers for Intel!!!

Quad Core-Unmatched or do even more?!

We all know the Core2 Extreme is the most powerful desktop processor.The catch?

Doesn't it feel a little creepy looking at the speed Intel has gone from dual to quad core?Wondering how Intel managed to achieve all this so quickly?I'll tell you how.


I bet you know the slogan for Intel's Core2 Duo(its 'dual core-do more', anyway).

The Core2 Extreme could be better off using just 'quad core-do even more'(!).Why?'Cause they did the same setup as the Pentium D.[refer my article- 'Pentium D(ream?)...']


Back to the discussion-to be the first to get to the quad core realms,all Intel has done is slap
two core2 duo processors together.Example-the Core2 Extreme QX6700 simply consists of two Core2 Duo E6700 processors slapped together.Double performance?-no.In fact-while doing everyday office applications on a Core2Extreme,its marginally slower,than the Core2 Duo.Example-

• Core2 Extreme QX6700 gave 267 points for office productivty


• Core2 Duo E6700 gives 270 points for the same work

Please take note-ITS SLOWER ONLY IN THIS DEPARTMENT.That too,by just 3 points.In all other feilds,the Core2 Extreme is waaayyyy ahead of the other processors.Other than office work, the Core2 Extreme is highly recommendable.

Why the Core2 Extreme is slow in Office work compared to the Core2Duo is because the Core2 Extreme is just the first few real quad core processors to hit the market, whereas the Core2 Duo is a seasoned,well developed dual core,developed through a lot of borrowed experience from previous dual core models(Pentium D,to name one).Reasons include-

• most office apps are not multi threaded


• four cores not on same silicon die

Think of it this way-who needs four cores for simple office work?!

Core2 Extreme is awesome but Intel is gonna launch a quaddie on a single die soon(hopefully),which is to say sometime around 2008.that will solve the office productivity issues it suffers.

Maybe you can wait for this to come,as it will have many advantages-more energy efficiency,less heat generation,better performance,to name a few.This processor is codenamed-Bloomsfeild,I hope it blooms well,like the Core2 Duo has and dominates the quad core market!

I'll do my best to keep you informed about these quads.

Black-Out!

Many others have it too.Why did I choose a black template?'Cause I'm a guy?no.There are many reasons.

• Biggest reason-IT MAKES YOUR MONITOR CONSUME LESS POWER.

Its true.Monitors take minimal amount of electricity to produce a black colour screen.Which means-as you read this,your monitor is using lesser energy than usual,you spend lesser money too!!

• It creates marginally less radiation(if you use CRT monitors)


• It is more soothing and easy on the eye

because it reflects,or generates less light.

[All this does also mean that I cannot modify the template much,sadly...]

See how considerate I am about you!!!!!! ;-)

I hope you follow my example!

Knowing Me, Not Knowing U!

Hello!Welcome to my first blog! I'm crazy about computers, especially the hardware side.I'm no scientist or hardware engineer so I can't give you out of this world kind of info about whats coming up but I will try to describe stuff to you in as simple language, as possible.I'm also crazy bout the latest gadgets-mobile phones,iPods,etc,etc.

I have NO idea when I can update my blogs,the times are so hard. After all,everyone wants to be on the top of the rat race these days!Plus, I'm in the 9th grade,so free time is very rare. I can get time only during the weekends.Most of the other days are taken up by school,tutions,blah blah.the list goes on.So please excuse me if you see age old articles still lying around.Anyway,I'll try my best to keep up.Sorry to bore you about all this biz!Stay tuned!

Pentium D(ream?) becomes a nightmare-Why?

When I was young, I used to think Why can't we have two processors in one package?We will get double performance and so much more!Come on Intel! put two of my favourite Pentium 4 processors together. Dream come true?!Thats when I heard about the new(in those days) Pentium D.What is it?TWO PENTIUM 4 CHIPS TOGETHER!The specs were designed to kill, I felt.

• 2.66-3.6 Ghz clock(x2!!)


• 800 Mhz FSB


• 2MB X 2MB L2 Cache


• Most importantly-64 BIT CAPABLE!!!

Why was it the ultimate failiure?Think of it like this-

The pentium D's 2 CPU's as two people A1 & A2

an application as person B

In those days,most applications were programmed to send commands to only one CPU.which means, our person B can give instructions to only person A1 OR A2, rendering the extra core(person) useless.In effect, person A2 will be taking a piggyback ride on A1 .A2 will not contribute anything at all,while A1 goes full throttle

By contrast, multithreaded apps will make both cores work at the same time.Simple terms- the app will give both A1& A2 something to do.

This happened also because the two CPUs were not on the same silicon die.To explain that-

now,lets take one person,(-ok,I know this sounds crazy and you cant do this for real unlike above,but this is the simplest way of saying it)who has two brains.The brains are the CPUs,or better the cores.This guy can handle single threaded apps much better,since he can utilise the two cores.

This twin core format comes in the form of Intel's next processor,my favourite-the Core2Duo.Right now, its one of the best consumer dual core CPUs in the market(after the dual core Core2 Extreme of course but thats mainly for gaming).It is good value too,for the performance it offers.

I hope you understood the concept.Now Gotta run,I have a science exam to catch up with.

See ya soon!