Conroe Performance Preview Follow-Up

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• Questar - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  I think you have confused AMD for ATI.

• amano - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  Not really: "Why Ati drivers where modified to recognize the Conroe processor?"
  Indeed, why ? Perhaps to fix the disadvantage that the FEAR benchmark gives to ATI?
  If this disadvantage was fixed for the INTEL-setup, and not for the AMD-setup, then the 2 setups can not be compared and the benchmark-results are flawed.
  (sorry, my first post was a bit confusing..)

• Accord99 - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  That was fixed several driver revisions ago. All it was was a mistake in one If statement.

• DSaum - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  So the 41% Conroe advantage over AMD has suddenly become 20%? After this sorry episode I have serious doubts as to Anandtech's objectivity as an unbiased reviewer.
  
  "Believe it or not, Intel doesn't seem malicious in their intent." LOL

• clnee55 - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  After a great review and re-test by Anand, I hope i don't see fanboism comment again. Unfortunately, there are still kids around, who cannot understand a simple review.

• Bladen - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  ^And the AMD fanboy of the year award goes too...
  
  BTW for thoes wondering if Conroe and the others are 64 bit, the answer is yes.
  
  I highly doubt Intel will release a processor that is not 64 bit in the future. Well for any processor designed for laptop, desktop or server anyway...

• Bladen - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  Ohh crap, I failed to realise my post would not be directly below DSaum...

• matthewfoley - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  Um, would they have released a follow up article telling you about it if they were trying to hide something?

• Sunrise089 - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  It was a 41% advantage in one game during one total hour of testing. In addition, not only did Anand explain how they messed up, but also provided new graphs only 2 days later. What are you really thinking here, that Anand's mistake will increase Conroe's sales even though the corrected numbers are out and its 6 months away from launch? I'm pretty sure even Intel fanboys didn't just read the first story and then plan on not visitng another hardware site before launch.

• Aileur - Thursday, March 9, 2006 - link

  Way to be able to read
  

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  on average we’re still seeing a bit over a 20% increase in performance over an overclocked Athlon 64 FX-60.

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  Especially looking at titles like F.E.A.R. where Conroe's performance advantage averages over 40%

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  Now, thats not the same as dropping from 40 to 20%, is it?