Replies to post #4800 on AMD strictly moderated (AMD)

[mmoy]

> So when Conroe beats the K8 in a benchmark by 30% at the
> same clock frequency without a memory controller, then it
> basically has to process with 60% better IPC? You are too
> much.

Conroe has a much bigger cache which is a proxy for the IMC.
Conroe is known to have more substantial microarchitectural
improvements over its predecessors as well.