Benchmark Results: Archiving Tools
Using 7-Zip, the differences between AMD and Intel are not incredibly significant when we standardize using a single core and 3 GHz core clock. The Pentium 4's results are horrible yet again.
WinRAR is clearly best-optimized for Intel's design. AMD’s Phenom II is as fast as a Core 2 core, but the current generation of Sandy Bridge-based chips delivers significantly more performance in this archiving application. We've refrain from commenting on the Pentium 4's showing.
WinZip is very popular app, despite the fact that it's single-threaded. It generally runs faster on Intel's processors, except for the Pentium 4's NetBurst design. If you go with AMD, pick a Phenom II that has L3 cache.
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This was a pretty nifty article. Hope you guys revisit it after Bulldozer and Ivy Bridge drop. Thanks!
Wow, this has got to be one of your biggest comparos EVER. Didn't finish reading it yet, but it looks like this one will be quite a doozy
Well AMD hasn't released a new architecture in a long time.. what you expect?
Thing is, Intel will already have their updated Sandy Bridge processors by the time Bulldozer comes out - which will probably maintain the gap. AMD would need a MASSIVE effort to catch up or even pass Intel at this point. Bulldozer's going to have to try really hard to win back the high-end enthusiast market. Intel clearly has had much better direction from Intel Core up to now.
Every single comment posted before Darkerson (there were quite a few) seem to have mysteriously vanished... strange.
Every single comment posted before Darkerson (there were quite a few) seem to have mysteriously vanished... strange.
How many more were there? That's not something I've seen happen before.
Best,
Chris
One of the most interesting articles I've seen from toms. I already had an idea of the standings between intel and AMD per core per clock by how game minimum specs usually say something like "Minimum Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz or AMD Athlon x2 2.4Ghz", but it was nice seeing it put into perspective.
Hope you revist it with bulldozer/ivy bridge.
Great review, long live my i7 2600k
Looks like Bulldozer is going to combat SB by moderate increasing of IPC AND increase in frequencies. Purely by IPC it will lose to SB but if it can deliver high frequencies at the same time, we may have a decent competition.
How many more were there? That's not something I've seen happen before.Best,Chris
I don't know for certain, maybe around 6 or 8. I'm only aware of this because I was one of the people who posted a comment.
Now this was a great article! Good work guys!
... you couldn't wait until the bulldozer comes out?
... you couldn't wait until the bulldozer comes out?
I think it may be a bit difficult to test bulldozer this way because configuration of cores within modules is rather funky. That is they are not full fledged cores within a module.
Also, clock for clock testing is not always fair. For example, in P4 vs. Athlon 64 days clock for clock testing would not be fair because while P4 was much worse in IPC, it was designed for higher frequencies. Sure, Athlon still bit it in most cases, but gap was much narrower that clock for clock tests would suggest. We may have a similar situation (in reverse) in SB vs. Bulldozer.
Pretty cool article.
Thanks.
That must have been one tedious sob to pull off. I wouldn't have had the discipline to even finish the P4 tests lol...
I'm gonna go stroke my kentsfield... I think it knows when the new system's up, it's going to be subjected to 1.5+ volts ala Frankenstein's Monster... bwuahahahaha
Also, clock for clock testing is not always fair. For example, in P4 vs. Athlon 64 days clock for clock testing would not be fair because while P4 was much worse in IPC, it was designed for higher frequencies. Sure, Athlon still bit it in most cases, but gap was much narrower that clock for clock tests would suggest. We may have a similar situation (in reverse) in SB vs. Bulldozer.
You talking stock or overclocked? And if overclocked, then is it a 24/7 clock with what cooler? My point is that we don't really have any idea how Bulldozer will compare in clock speeds – it could be very well at stock but very poorly when overclocked (24/7 clock, but once again I'm not specifying with what cooling (could be low-end air to high end water or even LN2!) – but same on each), for all we know.
Where are those bots i buy all my cloths from?
Excellent work reviewers!
It is great to see a solid, in depth, tech article again =D
@yyk7120, the entire point of this article was to show the relative IPC performance between the different architectures.
In a battle of pure IPC performance, nominalizing all variables is not being unfair, it is entirely necessary.
Think of it more as an in depth look into the underlying architectures rather than another AMD vs Intel @ price point that most are so used to.
This is about as close as you can get to real raw core efficiency. I love this article and was wondering the same thing as well.