| Intel China Research Center is working on | | | | However, Intel more than compensates by improving |
| Model-based Computing to optimize the use of its | | | | it microprocessors in other avenues like SSE4 |
| multi core microprocessor technology. Hint, Microsoft | | | | instructions & more efficient materials like the |
| is currently looking closer into virtualization software. | | | | hafnium metal gate silicon technology. Intel's speed of |
| It seems that virtualization it's more related to server | | | | having new products into the consumer market is |
| technology. The virtualization strategy combined with | | | | the main reason why it is the microprocessor market |
| utility computing that uses virtual machines, & | | | | leader today. People usually want a new product |
| the third most important factor; the multi core chip's | | | | they can use now rather than wait for a marginally |
| scalability, performance & power efficiency to | | | | better product after a few months. AMD's chance to |
| reach high levels of work load consolidation in data | | | | be the new market leader will come from its ability |
| centers. | | | | to do the same like Intel; not only talk the talk but |
| Tera-scale computers which are based on 10 to 100s | | | | also walk the walk. |
| of integrated processor cores perform 3 workloads | | | | The Dunnington 6 core microprocessors from Intel |
| in Model based computing: "Recognition object or | | | | are the next in line to be released to the consumer |
| pattern in a database, data mining (source the data | | | | market. Users of the Dunnington microprocessors will |
| base to find identical objects or related patterns that | | | | own a piece of Peta flop level computing technology. |
| match the target object), & information | | | | The Peta flop computing technology, a computer |
| synthesis (you mine out data, different patterns | | | | that calculates a thousand trillion flotation points per |
| & objects, put together in a way that user can | | | | second, exists in Intel's lab demo of a powerful peta |
| digest; user can derive useful solutions)" quoted from | | | | flop computer that utilizes Dunnington |
| Vived De; fellow of Intel. | | | | microprocessors. |
| Let us briefly compare side by side, the main | | | | It seems that from a marketing point of view, Intel |
| offerings from both Intel & AMD quad core | | | | is using its research & development arm to |
| microprocessors. You can see that AMD's strategy is | | | | show consumers the full capability of its |
| taking the competitors weakness as its strength. | | | | microprocessors. It is unlikely that an individual home |
| AMD keeps mentioning about its superior 2mb L3 | | | | user will be buying like 60 or more pieces of |
| cache; touted as better than any of its competitors | | | | Dunnigton microprocessors to build a peta flop home |
| while Intel is in a competition with its own past | | | | computer. Nonetheless, the appeal of it exists, & |
| achievements. Intel is staying away from a head to | | | | people will go like "You know, I own a 6 core Intel |
| head "chicken play" with AMD by producing new | | | | microprocessor that has peta-flop computing |
| products much faster than its nearest competitors | | | | potential!" One must admit that it is a very appealing |
| even though it misses a few innovative hits like a | | | | prospect! |
| new L3 cache. | | | | |