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Intel V8 Eight-Core Platform Preview - TechAmok
Intel V8 Eight-Core Platform Preview - [hardware] 12:52 PM EDT - May,19 2007 - post a comment
Two quad-core Intel Xeon X5365 processors running at 3.0GHz, Intel Workstation Board S5000XVN mainboard on i5000X chipset - can a system like that win enthusiasts' hearts? Intel believes it surely can, positioning this platform as a direct competitor of the upcoming AMD Quad FX reincarnation - FASN8.
Our experience with Intel V8 platform made an unforgettable impression.
The obtained benchmark results are so high that we do not hesitate to call it
the today's world's fastest system for multi-threaded work. This desktop and
workstation platform with two quad-core Xeon processors demonstrates
unattainable performance in all SMP optimized applications.
However, everything we have just said is true mostly because there are no other
eight-core systems in the market today that could compete with Intel V8.
Therefore, when the new AMD FASN8 with quad-core CPUs on K10 micro-architecture
comes out, situation may change. Especially, since Intel V8 has a few
disadvantages originating from its server roots.
First of all, the FB DDR2 memory subsystem in the eight-core monster from Intel
is implemented in not the most optimal way. Its latency is too high, which
affects the system performance in some widespread applications. Secondly, i5000X
based workstation mainboards used for Intel V8 systems cannot suit enthusiasts
in the best possible way. They have a lot of functions that no enthusiasts
will ever use, but at the same time offer nothing for processor overclocking.
And thirdly, Intel V8 platform limits the user's ability to create a
high-performance video subsystem. There are very few mainboards on i5000X
chipset that offer slots for two graphics cards, but even they do not allow to
use SLI and Crossfire configurations in full power, only as PCI Express x16 +
PCI Express x4.
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