IDF: Shifting from Hyperthreading to Multicores

**Lyte** · 08-03-2006, 03:57 AM

Having allowed AMD to set the pace in processor innovation the last few years, Intel continues to push its multi-core vision in hopes of regaining ground....(read more)

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McDaddy · 08-04-2006, 02:22 AM

intle still has the same problem that amd is kicking the tail in. FSB. it dosent matter how fast the processor is. you can only get information in and out of it so fast. amd fixed the bottle neck. intel still has no clue

**Lyte** · 08-04-2006, 03:57 PM

FSB = Front side bus
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"In computers, the front side bus (FSB) is a term for the physical bi-directional data bus that carries all electronic signal information between the central processing unit (CPU) and other devices within the system such as random access memory (RAM), the memory containing the system BIOS, AGP video cards, PCI expansion cards, hard disks, etc.

Some computers have an L2 or L3 memory cache external to the CPU connected via a back side bus. This bus and the cache memory connected to it is faster than accessing the system RAM via the front side bus."