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Making sense of mobile CPU&GPU specs and models

I'm trying to understand how specs and models of mobile CPUs & GPUs work. That's basically to get a rough ballpark of how different devices compare to each other given their SOCs. 1.) So first thing I'd like to clarify is if I understand Mali GPU specs correctly. Mali models indicate a core...
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- Jun 17, 2017
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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RIP Russ, NCNE (Moderator Approved)

Before my time, but have heard lots of good stories about him throughout my stay here. RIP Russ
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- Post #99
- Dec 8, 2016
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Google May Be Designing Chips In Threat To Intel

I think you might have slightly misunderstood his message. He wasn't talking about a massive industry-wide ISA switch. Instead, he just means Google will develop CPU's for their own internal use, running only their own programs. In that very limited scenario, recompiling software to a new ISA...
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- Post #52
- Dec 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Vishera max voltage question

Yeah, I think I asked for LLC and also if the UI in the BIOS now gives you an indication of what the default values are. Mine is crazy, I want to tinker with lots of the knobs, but it doesnt tell me what the default value is for anything so I dont know what sane setting to start on.
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- Post #18
- Dec 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Vishera max voltage question

Same experience with an 8350, steve. I tried looking for an LLC-type option in my BIOS, but found nothing. Even more interesting is that on the same board, swapped CPU to earlier Phenom II X6, behavior is opposite: vcore increases at load. From that, I can only conclude then that behavior you...
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- Post #16
- Dec 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Seeking Peer Review

(Speaking just as a member now, mod-hat is off) TheEinstein, for this thread to actually be of interest to most people here, is there any detail at all that you have been cleared by your attorney to share? Do you have formulas or algorithms (or even initial stages of your algo/s?) that you can...
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- Post #32
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Seeking Peer Review

Alright, getting personal now. Let's stop it at that. From this point, let's try to resume this thread with just peer review matters or questions or clarifications to the OP re: his invention, and whatever other detail the OP will want to impart. Alkemyst, TheEinstein, keep your arguments to...
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- Post #31
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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[TR] Retail Radeon 290x cards may be slower than press samples - 11/7 AMD SAYS FIXED

Thread re-opened after mod review. Note that several infractions have been issued for thread-crapping and derailment. Please keep the discussions on-topic, and avoid meta-commentary or personal attacks against your forum peers. Answer with facts or data, and avoid insinuations against your...
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- Post #106
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Limits of double patterning

Aside from what IDC has already intimated, it's probably also useful to know that "double patterning" is a general term for an industry-understood technique, but it doesn't actually refer to just one and only one "thing", which further complicates answering the question "what's the min pitch for...
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- Post #4
- Oct 11, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Surreptitious Samsung Benchmark Shenanigans

2nd comment in the article, from Anand: Link. And then on page 4 of the comments, Anand had this to say: Link
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- Post #61
- Oct 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Motherboard specs/signs that indicate lower power?

Heya, I've just been scouring a few mATX and some ATX motherboards. What I don't know how to look for is a spec/sign/hint about their effective power consumption. I'm not actually sure if such a thing exists. Is there a quick rule-of-thumb or ballpark way to determine which among two...
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- Oct 3, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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What is HPC mode?

For AM3+ boards that support the FX line of AMD CPU's, HPC mode is an option that tones down (or removes entirely) CPU throttling based on (IIRC) a current limit instead of a thermal limit. Aside from removing throttling, it will also make the single-core Turbo the all-cores Turbo freq...
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- Post #4
- Oct 3, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Surreptitious Samsung Benchmark Shenanigans

Yeah, I guess that's pretty much true. I just finished reading it, but a similar sentiment actually was expressed by Anand in the comments of the latest Android-cheating article: Link
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- Post #57
- Oct 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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[THG]The Story Of How GeForce GTX 690 And Titan Came To Be

Very cool article and great read! Thanks for sharing, Jaydip :thumbsup:
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- Post #5
- Oct 1, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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I have proved Kill-A-Watt accuracy .. NOT GOOD.

While we're on the subject of Kill-a-watts, what's the power consumption of the Kill-a-watt itself? If I had two, I'd daisy-chain them to see the difference they are reporting, but I only have one at the moment. I'm guessing <2W?
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- Post #8
- Sep 29, 2013
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Any integrated graphics sufficient for gaming?

This is very true. This reminds me of a story. So several years ago, after conquering the dragons that were the panel of professors judging my thesis, I found myself sitting in the auditorium, joining the graduation rites for earning my Master's degree. I was pretty happy and content, I kicked...
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- Post #17
- Sep 26, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD GPU14 Tech Event Sept 25 - AMD Hawiian Islands

(Ok, since you brought this up, maybe you'll realize your mistake if I try one more time by leading from your own example). That is EXACTLY what CUDA and Mantle (if Mantle really is a close-to-the-metal API*) are! In your example, you can't support DX11 Tess up to 64 because maybe your...
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- Post #825
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD GPU14 Tech Event Sept 25 - AMD Hawiian Islands

You keep on insisting on your own terminology despite the very meaning of "artificial" and how I've already tried to explain it to you. I'm not sure if you just don't get it, or you don't want to get it. If you think that CUDA and Mantle are "artificially locked down" despite the fact that they...
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- Post #794
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD GPU14 Tech Event Sept 25 - AMD Hawiian Islands

First: I agree with you that it is like CUDA. CUDA is a perfectly excellent tech developed by NV, and is extremely useful. Second: It's not an artificial lockdown. You need to use the proper terminology. An "artificial" lockdown means it was not needed. CUDA, for example, is not an artificial...
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- Post #773
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD GPU14 Tech Event Sept 25 - AMD Hawiian Islands

It will be specific for AMD's cards, but not for the same reason that something like PhysX is limited to having all NV Cards (unless you used the driver trick that resulted from a mistake on NV's part). NV locked down PhysX by choice as a business decision (and an acceptable one). Mantle, being...
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- Post #733
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Applied Materials acquiring Tokyo Electron

If they merge the risk is transferred almost solely to the fabs, if they don't merge the risk remains solely on the vendors. You're right, the model is completely broken. But the costs are getting extremely higher. Isn't that why ASML had to go the route of equity-plus-research funding deals...
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- Post #14
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Level of GPU performance to match Xbox 360 and PS3

Wow, thanks for all the detailed replies along with your trains of thought about the issue and how you came to your conclusion, guys. Honestly, I thought I'd get about 4-5 replies and then matter closed. Very cool of you guys :thumbsup: Spec-wise we know the 360 and PS3 are unremarkable and...
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- Post #21
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Applied Materials acquiring Tokyo Electron

True, but isn't this a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" kind of scenario? Applied and Tokyo don't think it is possible to keep the pace of developing and delivering tools in a timely manner to enable semi manufacturing at the pace expected by their customers (I mean the fabs). So without...
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- Post #12
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Level of GPU performance to match Xbox 360 and PS3

What level of GPU performance would be enough to play a game on a PC such that it is no worse in performance and graphics quality if played in an Xbox 360 or PS3? If you wanted to play "console quality" (performance + visuals, Xbox360/PS3) in a PC (I'm not sure what consoles do, something like...
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- Sep 24, 2013
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Geekbench 3 Sandy Bridge v.s. Apple Cyclone IPC comparison

When Apple reinvented themselves, it wasn't just an engineering feat, which is why it isn't a matter of money. It falls into the first category I mentioned - predicting consumer preference, brand management, subjective improvement of aesthetics, etc. These are non-engineering feats, and outside...
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- Post #78
- Sep 22, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Geekbench 3 Sandy Bridge v.s. Apple Cyclone IPC comparison

For non-engineering initiatives (like aesthetics, graphic design, brand management, predicting the taste/preferences of consumers, etc) it takes more than money. Apple has Jonny Ive (and Steve Jobs before he died) to manage their design / aesthetics, and Steve Jobs had great influence managing...
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- Post #75
- Sep 22, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Geekbench 3 Sandy Bridge v.s. Apple Cyclone IPC comparison

All true. Although remember that everything here (industry expertise, manufacturing, design, R&D) depends pretty much just on one thing - money to burn. Disregarding Apple's current state for the meantime (whatever state it is): 1.) Why does Intel have the best fabs available? They have the...
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- Post #73
- Sep 22, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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My direct-die attach Intel Core i7 4770K with instructions

At 185 GFlops, I'm certain it can't be anything but AVX2, so yeah, pretty darn impressive! Very awesome, pm - from the hacking of the thing, to the resulting demo success, and of course the raised money for charity :thumbsup: And thanks for taking the time to share this!
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- Post #4
- Sep 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Ivy-Bridge Hardware Trojan???

Preamble to stop panic that might result in misinterpretation: All your Ivy Bridge-based systems and servers are safe. This proof-of-concept cannot be applied retroactively to harm your existing Ivy systems. Because hardware RNG module debuted with Ivy Bridge. No other chip had it before...
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- Post #12
- Sep 19, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How much RAM is too much? 32gb? 64gb?

There is a certain feature provided by vBulletin as part of the administrative tool set that we (mods&admins) have to employ every now and then. Unfortunately, even though this feature is provided by vBulletin out of the box, it ends up affecting some thread page numbering intermittently...
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- Post #158
- Sep 16, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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[XBIT]AMD Richland vs. Intel Haswell: Integrated Graphics Performance Review

@SiliconWars, Since you mentioned Kaveri, can you tell me what Kaveri has that will solve/mitigate the memory bandwidth limitation, like Intel's Crystalwell? Because without anything comparable to Crystalwell, I'm not sure how Kaveri will increase significantly from Richland or Trinity on the...
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- Post #17
- Sep 15, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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ASUS ROG Rampage IV Black Edition Breaks Five Overclocking World Records

Tweakboy, why do you think ASUS used the "black edition" branding here? Black Edition is AMD's traditional OC branding, but this mobo is for Intel.
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- Post #2
- Sep 14, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Just bought a 4930K - Anybody Else?

Cool. Before you dismantle your old one, be sure to run some benches first so you can give us lots of "Before & After" results :thumbsup:
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- Post #7
- Sep 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How important is independence in the technical press?

I'm not sure how to react with you calling it a "moderator derail", seeing as to how I directly replied to a statement you made in this thread (your statement that I quoted when I began my participation here, which specifically mentioned moderation action). As for the trust and having to...
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- Post #21
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Death of an FX-8350

Good idea! He said he wasn't much of a hardware expert these days, so I'd suggest that when you post in his thread to make a query about your problems with your FX 6300, use small words and short phrases. ;) I'm kidding, of course, but it would probably help him know what to ask the people...
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- Post #87
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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How important is independence in the technical press?

I understand your concern and am in no way stating or implying that you raising this concern here is wrong or unwarranted. That is why I bothered to reply to the parts of it that I could. As for that portion of Idontcare's post that you quoted and linked to the AMD Center thing, I think the...
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- Post #17
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How important is independence in the technical press?

I can't speak for the main site because I have nothing to do with them. And it's not just me - pretty much the entire mod crew is far removed from the main site - none of us are writers/contributors, none of us get paid (just volunteers), and pretty much none of us are pressured into...
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- Post #14
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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CM 690 III overview & build [56K Warning!]

I have the original CM 690. This is a pretty huge improvement, thanks for posting all the pics and your evaluation. Good to know that the few annoyances I have on the 690 is all remedied by the 690 III. The top portion (now with thumbscrew) looks pretty much improved. On the first edition 690...
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- Post #13
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Death of an FX-8350

Indeed. The fact that BD had max temps while Vishera had nothing was something I already touched upon in the OP, and the existence of the BD max temps did factor into my rationale for choosing to continue with the test. (It was a data point I considered while making the decision, but ultimately...
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- Post #85
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Death of an FX-8350

Yeah, the idle temps are definitely off because they are below ambient, but what I noticed is that there are only 3 steps from what is clearly "wrong" to what is expected. I can't check now since this guy kicked the bucket, but if I remember correctly, the below ambient temps were always 12C...
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- Post #77
- Sep 9, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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