This is a brief history of AMD processors which we now know to this day. After the end of the 1980s, some developers chipset, just as AMD (Anvaced Micro Devices) and Cyrix are beginning to challenge Intel, by producing their own chip processor "Intel-competibel". The chip supports a series of instructions that come with Intel processors. Cheaper, and sometimes possessed a greater ability dibandingkandengan Intel products.
AMD started to hit the market with a processor of its own in 1996, with the release of the AMD K5. Previously, AMD had made during the Am486 processors like the Intel 386 and 486, but still below the Intel license. AMD K5's got a good response. Then there is the AMD K6 which was released in 1997, with 166 and 200MHz speeds. This processor is released to compete with Intel processor capabilities.
The advantages of AMD processors is the ability to overclock. Same with AMD, after producing for Intel X86 processor during the Intel 286 and 386, Cyrix decided to be making his own with the release of Cyrix 486 DX-4 for the first time in the early 90's. Continued in 1995, released the Cyrix 6x86 Cyrix, processor at high speed in his generation, which unfortunately had a problem on the compatibility and heat. In 1999 was bought by VIA Cyrix, Taiwanese chipset company.
Until now the development of microprocessors and Intel continues to dominate the world remains microprocessor. It is also not independent of Moore's Law, the law that was brought by Gordon Moore in 1965. At that time, Moore predicted that the number of transistors available on integrated circuit (IC) would double every year. Moore's statement updated in 1995, with the observation that the number of transistors doubles multiples will only happen once every two years. Moore's law until now a guide for the Intel processor in order to spur more reliable, especially with the speed increase is very significant price penuerunan.
Although processor speed growth had experienced periods of stagnation, but the growth rate of Intel processors has increased mengseankan. Many experts in the world of information technology, including Gordon Moore, Moore's law hoping to survive until at least the next two decades (since 2008).
Development of processor technology so rapidly lately. Within a year could see several new types of processors. It is triggered by:
1. Demands of the development itself
2. Demands by pesaingan fierce between the two giant manufacturers INTEL and AMD processors.
As a layman, of course we do not understand the technical issues, it is part of the IT. But at least we should know what kind of processor available today, so when we would buy our sengitmputer koan, a bit much, know what we buy.
Intel vs AMD
From several manufacturers processors, there are only 2 names that dominate the market, Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). For most ordinary people, instead only know one name, namely Intel. There's even one who only knows a trademark of Intel, the Pentium. Indeed Intel Pentium processor is the name of that most legendary.
For someone who is rather "understand" crap computer, AMD may already know the name. But the name of the processor that is perceived as cheap, hot, ugly and imitation of Intel processors. This perception can not be blamed 100%. Initially it only makes AMD processors with "plagiarized" Intel technology and the "blessing" to Intel, of course.
However, due to one reason or another, which happens quite a fierce dispute between Intel and AMD and AMD require courts to develop their own technology in making the processor. From then on, the AMD engineers had to work hard day and night. Stream of sweat that was worth ². After several years of "penance" in the laboratory, they managed to make a processor that can keep up, even within a given time period, ahead of "teacher" it, within this Intel, of course. However, it must be recognized that in the field of marketing AMD still lags behind Intel, but not in the field of technology.
So the perception that AMD is cheap, ugly, hot, imitation and other distinguished ² negative, the current is no longer valid. We have the same options for qualified ² processor, Intel or AMD.
Processor Speed
Seen from the first performance of the processor speed, which is measured in MHz (Mega Hertz) or GHz (Giga Hertz). Processor manufacturers continue to compete to create processors with the highest speed. Since the era Pentium 4 processor speed of 1000 MHz was more popular was the unit that started GHz (1 GHz = 1,000 MHz) in measuring the speed of the processor.
This race seemed boundless, exceeded 2 GHz, 3 GHz exceeded. Arrived at a point where it begins to happen limitations (limitations) in the increased speed of the processor. Limitation that the most difficult to overcome is the temperature. The faster the processor, the higher the heat generated, the more necessary that LBH advanced cooling system. Another limitation is the power consumption, the faster the processor, the more energy it takes to run it. Efficiency then dropped sharply. At this point, the processor designers begin creating a new race event racing, this race within the performance and efficiency of the processor.
Performance Processor
The first party that realizes that racing, at some point, will be a thing abhorrent to it is AMD. They realized it would be difficult to compete with Intel when they raced in the same race track. They developed based processor speed but ill again based on performance. The so size is no longer the pace (speed rating) but the level of performance (perfromance rating). With cleverly named AMD processor is not the speed (how many GHz) but the numbers perfromance rating. And also their own criterion clincher. So people will be difficult to compare apple to apple between AMD and Intel processors at the time.
For example, AMD issued a processor with speed "only" 1.8 GHz, they gave the name Athlon64 3000 +. 3000 figures vaguely refer to figure 3 GHz. Them as if to say that the Athlon64 3000 + (although speed is only 1.8 GHz) have offset the performance of the processor (Intel) that speed 3 GHz. And the fact is, more or less, so.
The relatively low speed with it, then the resultant heat is too high and LBH morbidly power saving. Production costs can be reduced LBH low. After all, in the end give a hoot how many computer users GHz processor speed, which is important how much output performance. Not in accordance with their pay-me money.
Finally, inevitably, Intel also embrace the same philosophy. They named processor ² with a code of letters and numbers that no longer refers to the speed. Pentium D 631 is one such example.
Multicore processors
When the increasingly widespread use of computers and diverse, also demanded that the processor can perform several tasks at once. It has become common nowadays people typing reports on a computer while listening to music and at the same time he is being changed (convert) music files from CD format to mp3 format to be moved to the mp3 player. The term term is multi-tasking, doing several things at once on the same computer.
On a computer that core (core) processor is only one (single core), it is still can be done. Some degree because "brains" of his (the core of the processor is the brains) only 1 had it done a few assignments and take turns alternately. For tasks that are "light" like listening to music while typing a letter, for example, single-core processor is able to handle it without the user feeling "disturbed". But if the tasks were quite "heavy" like converting files, play 3D games, etc., sometimes there is lag or pause program. When listening to music, then the sound will be audible voice broke ². That's the sign sdh overwhelmed processor handles those tasks which are air-stacks ².
Processor manufacturers responded to the demands of its users to create processors that have more than 1 core (multi-core). Figures that after 1 course nearby 2. Thus was born the 2-core processor (dual core). Starts with Intel Pentium D (PD) and AMD Athlon64 X2 begin with (A64 X2).
Although equal ² has 2 cores, in principle they are different architectures. PD puts both within 2 coresnya a different chip while A64 X2 are the two cores in 1 chip.
Easy let us suppose that a home processor. Then the chip is room and is the core. In the PD, the two men who occupy 2 different rooms in 1 house. Because different rooms automatically, to be able to communicate to each other they have to use the intercom or telephone, for example. Medium A64 X2 puts two people in 1 room so that communication between them far easier LBH. So PD has a 2 in 1 processor chip, while A64 X2 only has 1 chip.
The term dual core so confused when Intel promoting PD as a dual core, but the real meaning of dual core is there a structure in use in A64 X2. Indeed LBH PD structure appropriately called double core. But okey lah, for us laymen inessential true dual core or double core.
Then Intel launches dual-core processor that real with the trade name Core ® 2 Duo (C2D). They want to replace the trade name Core Pentium, but apparently consumers are still putting the Pentium name in the top-of-mind them. Unt difficult to forget the Pentium. Finally Intel Pentium Dual Core also launched with E21xx serie. Well, it adds more confusing, there are claims that the Pentium D dual core, it is true that there C2D dual core ², then there is also a Pentium Dual Core E21xx. Well, the marketing language is sometimes like baffled. Especially if too sophisticated marketing like Intel.
But in a hierarchical manner based on performance (at the same speed), for Intel core 2 (let morbidly confused between double core and dual core) is as follows
1. C2DserieE8xxx
2. C2DserieE6xxx
3. C2DserieE4xxx
4. PentiumDualCoreE21xx
5. Pentium D
Now there are processors with 4 cores. Intel had the Core 2 Quadro (C2Q) are AMD has Phenom X4. Indeed, the competition between the two ill never run out (and hopefully not to run) because of the competition with the faster growing technology. Consequences should LBH frequently change computers, or at least an upgrade, because the software maker will compete using the hardware technology that has been available in the market. Prepare a less thick wallet, especially unt you who are always thirsty tasting latest technology
AMD Triple-Core
USA, 17 September 2007. Three core processor, why not? It seems like that is what is on the minds of the experts at AMD. Yesterday just got the official news that AMD is providing early 2008 they will launch a new processor with triple-core. This new processor family put a quad-core AMD processors (Phenom) is scheduled to release next year. Basically triple-core processor uses the same design with quad-core processors, but AMD "turn off" one core so that only the three core functions.
Bob brewer, corporate vice president of marketing and strategy from AMD explained that to date sales of quad-core processors is still small and not a lot of software that supports the optimization of the four cores.
However, many applications and users who want "a little more power" than the dual-core processor, this is where the triple-core processors they will fill the market.
Brewer further claimed that the birth of this new processor is not planned, but the effect of the production process of the quad-core AMD new. "Quad-core we use a different design and more sophisticated (from Intel), one small mistake will ruin the batch processor in the production process". Processor with three cores is then arise from the production of quad-core AMD is not able to escape the lab test.
Not obtained accurate data on the picture of the performance of the triple-core AMD processor. However Jike satisfactory, it seems AMD could increase its market niche in the world of processors, especially if the California company's smart set price.
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