CPU-Zness...

[stupidusmaximus]

i checked my system on cpu-z...and i was wondering what is the difference between FSB and bus speed...coz for my FSB it says 200Mhz and bus speed it says 800MHz..hehe..yes...if u're wondering im a newb......appreciate any help...thx

 

[Insomniak]

NOOB!



Anyway, system buses are set up kind of oddly these days - AMD is using a DDR (double data rate) on their CPUs, and Intel is "Quad-Pumping".

Essentially, this means that a 200MHz FSB on an AMD processor runs at an effective 400MHz, and a 200MHz FSB on an Intel processor runs at an effective 800MHz.

Don't let those numbers fool you though - there's a lot more to processor than speed - AMD is outperforming Intel in the majority of applications these days. I won't go into the whys and hows of pipeline stages and IPC, but the bottom line is that AMD is the better processor unless you're encoding media or doing 3d rendering.

 

[GreatBarracuda]

Originally posted by: Insomniak
the bottom line is that AMD is the better processor unless you're encoding media or doing 3d rendering.

Ha ha. He didn't even mention AMD or Intel anywhere in his post. Way to assimilate the new-comer you AMD poster-boy! J/K.

Hey stupidusmaximus, welcome to AnandTech.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda

Originally posted by: Insomniak
the bottom line is that AMD is the better processor unless you're encoding media or doing 3d rendering.

Ha ha. He didn't even mention AMD or Intel anywhere in his post. Way to assimilate the new-comer you AMD poster-boy! J/K.

Hey stupidusmaximus, welcome to AnandTech.

Just providing a reference point for where the industry is today. This isn't about taste. A64s DO run faster in everything bu media encoding and such. It's not really fanboyism when it's fact.

Does that mean Intel is no good? Absolutely not. I would consider the AMD the better buy, but as always, I recommend doing one's own research and buying the product that suits their needs best.

I just wanted to provide some insurance - most noobs are still under the MHz myth thinking an "800" Mhz bus would blow away a "400" Mhz system bus. Not the case, and I wanted to make that clear.

 

[stupidusmaximus]

Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda

Originally posted by: Insomniak
the bottom line is that AMD is the better processor unless you're encoding media or doing 3d rendering.

Ha ha. He didn't even mention AMD or Intel anywhere in his post. Way to assimilate the new-comer you AMD poster-boy! J/K.

Hey stupidusmaximus, welcome to AnandTech.

lol...thanks....and thanks guys for clearing everything up for me...and yea..i know about AMD 64 doing better than p4...but im sure the p4 fanatics will argue that p4 hasn't come out with their 64bit garbage...ahahaha...owh well...who knoes...im not a heavy user so im not bothered really...as long as i get to do the things that i do...im happy...again..thanks...peace