In appearance, the new Intel Core i7 - based on the 'Nehalem' microarchitecture - looks like a bigger, chunkier version of the Core 2 Quad but under the heat spreader and casing it has a radical design that breaks new ground.New ground, that is, for Intel, but Core i7 seems to have rather a lot in common with AMD's Phenom microprocessor. Both CPUs have four cores on a single die, unlike the pair of dual-core CPUs you’ll find inside a Core 2 Quad. Both have the memory controller integrated inside the processor.
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In addition, Core i7 has ditched the frontside bus and moved to the QuickPath Interface (QPI), which bears a strong resemblance to the HyperTransport bus AMD uses. QPI is the new name for Intel's erstwhile HyperTransport rival, Common System Interface (CSI).
Both Companies take from each other; Just like Microsoft and Apple.
1) I find it funny that you choose a psuedonym which is the code name for an Intel motherboard whilst bashing Intel at the same time.
2) AMD never developed hypertransport - hypertransport is a byproduct of work done by Digital; infact, if you new anything about AMD architecture you would know that AMD licenced technology from Digital.
3) QuickPath had been in development long before hypertransport - I'm actually surprised it has taken them this long to finally get it used in their products.
mark 16/11
on your calender
I say... time for a new computer!
Scary performance.
AMD has their work cut out for them.
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