Replies to post #3417 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[UpNDown]

Elmer, re: Intel compiler spec scores

Maybe we should start a list of rumors believed to be facts by the AMD crowd.

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#2 Intel's compilers are designed only to produce good SPEC scores

I don't think anyone said "only" to produce good SPEC scores. But certainly Intel must keep up with Sun in this matter, right? Sun's progress on compiling away the complexity of spec code is legendary.

[chipguy]

Maybe we should start a list of rumors believed to be facts by the AMD crowd.

#1 Intel threatens customers who consider AMD products.

#2 Intel's compilers are designed only to produce good SPEC scores.

Somebody help me out here. I know there are plenty more...

#3 The Pentium 4 was designed to reach high clock rates at the expense
of absolute performance.

#4 The McKinley was entirely designed by HP (which is why is so improved)

#5 The geniuses left the Alpha design team for AMD in 1997 or earlier,
leaving only morons behind.

#6 Intel compilers deliberately generate code calculated to run slow on AMD uPs.

#7 FP intensive code optimized for P4 depends entirely on SSE2 and the Hammer
will see similar speedup.

[dougSF30]

EP--

If you don't believe that Intel threatens and bribes customers considering AMD products, you're incredibly naive.
Let's leave this subject be, though, as I'm not in a position to make public what I know. Yes, I know you'll at least claim that I don't know anything of the sort. That's your choice. I'll not post anything more on this subject.

Doug