http://www.realworldtech.com Real World Technologies News and Articles en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Real World Technologies http://backend.user.and.com/rss/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:09:57 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/includes/images/logopage.gif http://www.realworldtech.com Troubleshooting is as much an art as a science. This article provides the framework and mindset for diagnosing system problems. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010100000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 PST Paul DeMone takes a look at what significant events may occur in the MPU market in the coming year. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010202033918 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010202033918 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 02 Jan 2002 00:00:00 PST Part 1 of a series on the internals of the Transmeta TM5xxx architecture http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010204000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010204000000 anonymous@realworldtech.com (Anonymous) Mon, 09 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT010500000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 05 Jan 2000 00:00:00 PST The Internet makes research easy, so customers know about new products months before they are available! This gives vendors major headaches http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011198000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011198000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00:00 PST Intel has finally recognized AMD as a true threat. For the first time, Intel is introducing low-end processors and rapidly rolling out faster processors http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011299000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00:00 PST David reports on IBM's system interconnect scheme, called Elastic I/O, that was presented at the Microprocessor Forum 2002. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011303183140 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011303183140 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:00:00 PST Shows all possible jumper settings for the ASUS P/I-P55T2P4 motherboard, with links to more information on supporting any Socket 7 processor http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011499000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011499000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011501000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011501000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 15 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST Paul DeMone has completed the final installment of the EV8 SMT series, wher hel looks at the potential performance and compares it with it's competitors (IA-64, Power4, etc.). http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011601000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011601000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 16 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST David Wang provides an overview of disclosures at IEDM 2007, including presentations from TSMC, Fujitsu, IBM, Toshiba, Sony, AMD, NEC on their 45nm immersion lithography processes and Intel's 45nm high-K and metal gate process which relies on dry lithography. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011608222300 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011608222300 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST John Howland of <A HREF="http://www.specialtytech.com">Specialty Tech</A> compares the performance of ATA/100 to ATA/66 and ATA/33 to see if there is any real benefit. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011701000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011701000000 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST What memory technologies are http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011799000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT011799000000 ppark@realworldtech.com (Phil Park) Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:00:00 PST This is an i820 based board that uses DRDRAM. Great quality and stability. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes a quick look at DDR SDRAM to see whether it provides any significant improvements in performance at this early stage. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012101000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012101000000 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 21 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes a first look at the P4 2.0A processor and ask the question of whether it is a worthwhile upgrade for the average user. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012202223614 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012202223614 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 22 Jan 2002 00:00:00 PST Is there really a problem with the VIA 686B Southbridge chip with regards to graphics performance? John Howland takes a quick look, and comes up empty. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012301000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012301000000 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST It seems that AMD has taken action against a few vendors in an attempt to stop the sales of overclocked Athlon processors. These vendors have received notices from the legal counsel of AMD indicating that the sale of such products violate trademark restrictions, accompanied by a 'cease and desist' order. Is this wrong? The vendors in question certainly believe so, and have even started their own website to combat this issue. One of them has even posted a somewhat inflammatory and sensationalist page on their own website complaining of the action and presenting it as an action against overclocking itself. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012400000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012400000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012406203308 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012406203308 jmashey@realworldtech.com (John Mashey) Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST Paul DeMone examines the failure of Intel's first 'super chip' to see if Intel has learned all the necessary lessons to ensure success for their EPIC second attempt. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012500000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 25 Jan 2000 00:00:00 PST Paul updates his analysis of the 64-bit computing landscape for 2003. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012603224711 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012603224711 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:00:00 PST The first question that will likely be asked is why I chose to evaluate this benchmark at all. What with all of the accusations and problems that have been found, it's well known that this is a 'broken' benchmark - right? Well, not necessarily. Now, before passing judgement here, let me explain. Sometime last year, charges were leveled against BAPCo accusing them of being 'biased' towards Intel, because their SYSmark 2001 benchmark suite seemed to heavily favor the P4. Later, it was revealed by AMD that one of the applications used in SYSmark 2001 used SSE instructions, but only if an Intel processor was installed. This caused the Athlon XP to appear to be at a disadvantage when compared to the P4. The outcry from many was that SYSmark 2001 was therefore an invalid benchmark that should not be used to measure system performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012702184301 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012702184301 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 27 Jan 2002 00:00:00 PST The second installment of a series on reverse engineering the Transmeta TM5xxx Architecture http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012704012616 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012704012616 anonymous@realworldtech.com (Anonymous) Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012707024759 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012707024759 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes another look at the current state of DDR SDRAM and motherboard implementations. It looks like the manufacturers still have a little work to do. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012801000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012801000000 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST OK - it's time to admit it. Traditional advertising on the web just doesn't work well. Visitors either ignore the ads, or use software to filter them. Manufacturers and vendors see little benefit, so they don't want to spend much for them. The very large publications can still charge premiums because of their traffic, but the mid-sized and smaller publications find it very hard to attract the marketing people. So how does a publication generate revenues to pay for overhead and authors? Subscriptions don't work on the Web and donations just don't cut it. Besides I don't like begging and I believe people should get something substantial for their money. At least with a magazine you can put it in a binder and pull it out years later to look at the pictures and read the articles. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012802233636 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT012802233636 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 28 Jan 2002 00:00:00 PST Tom Moran takes a look at the latest diagnostic tool from Ultra-X - an external loopback and functionality tester for USB ports. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT013001000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT013001000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Tue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST The past year has seen some rather dramatic changes in the way the World Wide Web is perceived and used. E-Commerce is now a household word, and certain 'Internet stocks' are literally going through the roof as investors scramble to 'get in early' on the Internet boom. While on the surface, things are looking very rosy for Internet based computer businesses, the underlying currents appear to me to actually be moving in a direction that might be a bit surprising, if they turn out to be true. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT013199000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT013199000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:00:00 PST After publishing my evaluation of the SYSmark 2001 benchmark, I received a fair amount of feedback from readers. Though most of the comments were not supportive of either the benchmark or methodology, there were several that were, and they brought up some good points, as well as pointed out a flaw in my evaluation. After corresponding with several readers, I must admit that my perception of the 'think time' may be incorrect, and if so I will have to modify my original conclusions. Also, I mentioned that by timing only the response time for individual actions it shouldn't be difficult to give the results for every application as they used to in SYSmark 2000. What I had failed to consider was that in both scenarios (Office Productivity and Internet Content Creation), there are applications running in the background that will affect the overall time of each action. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020502004315 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020502004315 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 05 Feb 2002 00:00:00 PST The first in a series on basic computer architecture http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020503085004 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020503085004 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 05 Feb 2003 00:00:00 PST This article discusses the last minute changes made to the Tukwila platform, the impact on scheduling and the overall Itanium roadmap. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020509000928 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020509000928 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST AMD has taken a huge bite out of Intels market share, and Intel is now fighting back. Expect this war to get very bloody, while the consumer benefits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 05 Feb 1999 00:00:00 PST The first day of coverage for ISSCC 2005 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020705121631 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020705121631 ssingh@realworldtech.com (SR Singh) Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST Price/performance is what I preach. I am a rational consumer and I am interested in finding the best bang for my buck. Brand awareness is a wee factor in my economic decision making, but I don't give a lot of weight to whose name is on the product. I support competition, I am not anti-Intel, and I shop at Wal-Mart. After Cyrix realized that they couldn't sell their product for more than Intel's and corrected their blunder, I did the price/performance math and I bought a 6x86. Over the years, I upgraded my system many times and on each occasion the price/performance equation dictated I utilize a microprocessor from Cyrix or AMD. However, something changed in January of this year. After building systems based on the 6x86, 6x86MX, K6, K6-2, I bought an Intel CeleronA. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020798000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020798000000 rbdavis@realworldtech.com (Bryan Davis) Sun, 07 Feb 1999 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes a look at the performance differences of various SDRAM speeds, CAS Latencies and FSB speeds on the Socket A platform http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020901103209 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT020901103209 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Fri, 09 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:00:00 PST This article is an overview of the CELL microprocessor as presented at ISSCC 2005 by IBM, Toshiba and Sony. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021005084318 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021005084318 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST There is a widely held notion that RISC and CISC processor design have converged and the terms are now meaningless. Paul DeMone shows why this viewpoint is wrong and how the inherent superiority of RISC is influencing the future of the x86 architecture. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021300000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 13 Feb 2000 00:00:00 PST Recent happenings and upcoming events in the computer industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021401233549 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021401233549 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST David Kanter and Ken Farmer interview Jason Pettit, the product manager for SGI's Altix systems. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021604005240 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021604005240 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST a detailed examination of two high end server microprocessors, the Alpha EV8 and the IA64 McKinley, based on recent and extensive disclosures at ISSCC 2002. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021802145442 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021802145442 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:00:00 PST John Howland compares the performance of various DDR speeds, using a variety of benchmarks. Is it worth waiting for PC2100? Should you just use PC133? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021901024834 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021901024834 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Mon, 19 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021906030756 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT021906030756 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST Paul DeMone gives a rundown of the interesting papers on microprocessor design from the last ISSCC Conference. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022001001645 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022001001645 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes a look at IDE RAID 0 on the PC, and compares it to single disk performance to see if there is any real benefit. He also compares the performance of ATA/66 vs. ATA/100 using RAID 0. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022201021241 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022201021241 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 24 Feb 1998 00:00:00 PST In this article David Wang takes a look at the 45nm shrink of the CELL microprocessor, which was presented at ISSCC 2008. He discusses the design trade-offs made in porting CELL to 45nm and the results achieve in terms of power and die size relative to earlier versions of CELL. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022508002434 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022508002434 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST Today, Micron has announced the followup of the Samurai chipset to support the newest Pentium III processors. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022601075334 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022601075334 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:00:00 PST John Howland takes a look at various system configurations using the Pentium 4 processor, and compares the price and performance aspects http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022802234105 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022802234105 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022805234129 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT022805234129 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 01 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST FIC has produced a very solid and stable VIA Apollo Pro133A based motherboard. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030300000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 03 Mar 2000 00:00:00 PST In this first of a two-part series, Paul DeMone takes a look at the development roots of Willamette and the basics of how its organization and operation differs from earlier P6 generation processors http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030300000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030300000001 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Fri, 03 Mar 2000 00:00:00 PST In the PC world, the age-old question seems to be "Should I buy a retail system, or should I build my own". There are many reasons for building your own system, but the most common one is price. Experienced do-it-yourselfers will say you can build one cheaper than you can buy one, but this is not necessarily true. It may be true for them, because they have the experience. I'm not going to try to tell you how to build a good system, because I don't believe this is something that can be learned from an article, or even a book. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030302230155 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030302230155 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 03 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST The advent of the FC-PGA processor package has given rise to another conversion card, and IWill has jumped in with a nice offering http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030500000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 05 Mar 2000 00:00:00 PST The Pentium III and K6-III processors have a few minor 'gotchas' for those wanting to upgrade http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 05 Mar 1999 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030600000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030600000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 06 Mar 2000 00:00:00 PST In the past, 8-socket x86 servers were proprietary, expensive and unpopular. With the imminent release of Nehalem-EX, 8-socket commodity servers will be a reality. The software ecosystem has matured, leading to more scalable applications, but at the same time, core counts have climbed dramatically. Is there room for 8-socket x86 servers in the market? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030810232808 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030810232808 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030906143144 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030906143144 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST AMD has grabbed some market share with the K6, and seems to be forcing Intels hand. Can AMD keep it up? Will Intel lose even more market share? Here is what I think. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030998000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT030998000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 09 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST 'Ford Prefect' (a pseudonym) gives some background about the IBM S/390 family of mainframe computers, offering reasons why these systems are still entrenched in several thousand large corporations. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031002214227 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031002214227 fprefect@realworldtech.com (Ford Prefect) Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:00:00 PST John Howland continues his look at various DDR solutions, this time focusing on the AMD 760 and ALi MaGiK1 chipsets at 266MHz FSB. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031101224154 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031101224154 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 11 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST A summary of the long and twisted road taken by Intel and HP's EPIC/VLIW research program and an examination of the issues and unknowns leading up to the roll-out of Merced/Itanium, the first IA-64 processor. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031401225852 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031401225852 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 14 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST Though initially marketed as a 100MHz motherboard, it seems that reaching this speed may not be so easy http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 14 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST Power Supplies may be more important (and cause more problems) than you know! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031598000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031598000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 15 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031698000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031698000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST Intel recently launched the 32nm Westmere microprocessor. In Intel's parlance, Westmere is a "Tick", re-using Nehalem's microarchitecture and moving to a new manufacturing process: the Xeon 56xx series is the result. We present a technical overview of Westmere, examining the improvements relative to the prior generation and in a follow-on review, we will show our own performance and power data. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031710140138 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031710140138 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST <P>According to figures provided by Micron, PC1600 DDR SDRAM dissipates only half the power of PC133 SDRAM. This could be an important factor in the decision regarding what memory will be used in mobile and server platforms over the coming months</P> http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031901012535 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT031901012535 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST Recent happenings and upcoming events in the PC Industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032001040406 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032001040406 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 20 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST Is the PA-2007 PC/97 Compliant or not? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032098000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032098000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST Tax collectors would love to get their hands on the money being spent over the Internet http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 21 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST Westmere is a shrink to the 32nm process and has 50% more cores, 50% more last level cache and several other improvements we detailed in our first article. In our second article on Westmere, we take a look at the performance of the Westmere-EP product, targeted at 2-socket servers. We compare the performance of Westmere to the socket compatible prior generation Nehalem microprocessors, using the same server and same frequency parts to see the actual benefits of Westmere. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032510150223 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032510150223 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST David Kanter reports on several presentations from ISSCC 2007, including ones covering PA Semi, Intel's Merom/Core 2 Duo, Niagara II and NEC. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032607001221 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032607001221 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032698000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032698000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST After some additional testing, it seems that 90MHz is the top speed on this board http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032698000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032698000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST This motherboard gets our vote for the best (current) Athlon motherboard available. Solid, reliable and fast! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032700000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 27 Mar 2000 00:00:00 PST We take a second look at the power dissipation of DDR vs. SDRAM, this time with equivalent speed modules http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032701002751 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032701002751 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032798000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032798000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST The Engineering Roundtable was inspired by an interview with Gary Carleton of Intel. For this interview, members who participate in the Real World Technologies forum generated a list of some twenty odd questions for Gary. Rob Thorpe and I held a conference call with Gary and discussed the questions and related topics. A transcript and brief analysis was released roughly a week after the actual phone interview. At the fall 2003 IDF, Gary indicated that he had enjoyed the interview and thought it was a good opportunity to talk about some of Intel's work and the technology behind it. From our perspective, such interactions are an excellent way for our members to learn. However, this is not just a one way interaction. Our goal is to use the diverse expertise of our community members to create a flow of ideas in both directions, which ultimately benefits all parties. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032904001110 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032904001110 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 09 May 2004 00:00:00 PST It has now been roughly a year and a half since we tried to move to a membership based model for Real World Technologies. Unfortunately, we were not wholly successful in our endeavor; hence we are revising our model again. In retrospect, there were several problems with our membership based model. It is our hope that we have fixed these issues, without introducing any new ones. So how will things change? For members, the changes will be primarily added features. In the near future, Real World Technologies will begin displaying advertising again. We will not use pop-ups, pop-unders, and we hope to avoid the more obnoxious ads. Most importantly, members do not have to see these advertisements. By logging in, members can choose to browse Real World Technologies ad-free. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032904004830 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032904004830 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:00 PST A very nice article about IRQs, DMA Channels, I/O ports and system configuration http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032999000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT032999000000 ckozierok@realworldtech.com (Charles Kozierok) Mon, 29 Mar 1999 00:00:00 PST Many customers expect the manufacturer to honor the warranty - but is this reasonable? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT033198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT033198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:00:00 PST Learn the details on Intel's 45nm Nehalem processor, which features an new system interface: DDR3 integrated memory controllers and CSI or QuickPath Interconnects. The Penryn/Core microarchitecture has been substantially upgraded with improvements spanning the whole pipeline, especially notable is the addition of simultaneous multithreading, a new three level inclusive cache hierarchy and TLBs, an improved loop cache and subtle refinements to almost every other major section of the design. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040208182719 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040208182719 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040299000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 02 Apr 1999 00:00:00 PST One of Intel's research areas is what they call "Terascale Computing". This research is really about discovering how to deal with computer architecture in the next decade or so. One element of this research, a project code-named Polaris, is a chip that delivers over a teraflop of performance. The first silicon prototype of this Teraflops chip was presented at ISSCC 2007 by members of the design team. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040307000414 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040307000414 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040398000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040398000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 03 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST This is the second of a two-part series in which Paul DeMone dissects the upcoming Willamette processor from Intel. In this installment Paul looks at the trace cache and ALU in detail, and speculates on what the performance might be. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040400000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040400000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 04 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PST Intel's eagerly Nehalem microarchitecture is a tremendous advance over the previous generation, pushing forward both system integration and core performance. Nehalem includes 4 cores with simultaneous multi-threading, an integrated memory controller, the new CSI (or QPI) coherency links and a redesigned cache hierarchy in a single die. The first 55xx series Xeons, based on Nehalem will come to market shortly, and with that in mind, we take a look at the performance and power efficiency advantages for Nehalem. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040709042555 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT040709042555 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PST In this article, John Howland pits the three available Socket A DDR chipsets against each other in a head-to-head performance shootout http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041001010755 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041001010755 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST Several months ago I read about a new CD technology developed by Zen Research for a multi-beam laser to access multiple tracks on CD ROMs simultaneously. It struck my interest as my CD ROM became a more important tool for me since the CD player in my stereo is defective. High quality digital audio extraction was also becoming more important. Hence, I felt compelled to upgrade. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041199000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041199000000 ppark@realworldtech.com (Phil Park) Sun, 11 Apr 1999 00:00:00 PST Recent news articles have shaken up many followers of the technology sector. Perhaps there is really nothing sinister in the events after all? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041201013056 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041201013056 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041298000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041298000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST A look at an exceptionally good memory diagnostic software tool http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:00:00 PST Paul investigates the diverging requirements of mobile x86 processors and speculates on what features we might see in upcoming mobile parts http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041501234855 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041501234855 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 15 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST After a year of promises, many manufacturers are beginning to question whether D-RDRAM is the right choice. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:00:00 PST In this article, we provide the results of our first Coding Challenge. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041603000942 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041603000942 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PST Recent happenings and upcoming events in the computer industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041701030849 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041701030849 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST What platform has the best performance for business and professional use? Check out the first in a series of platform comparisons where we test the available motherboard/memory combinations for the Pentium III 500 processor http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041800000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041800000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 PST If you are still looking for a good way to organize your system to make hardware and software upgrades easier, take a look at this scheme. It must might be what you are looking for. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041801110309 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041801110309 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 18 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST Rob provides some background on compilers and how they work http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041902173146 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT041902173146 rthorpe@realworldtech.com (Robert Thorpe) Fri, 19 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042098000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042098000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 20 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 21 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST Is it Too Early to Point the Finger at VIA? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042201222938 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042201222938 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 22 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST Did Intel make a mistake? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042399000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042399000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:00:00 PST This article describes IBM's new server architecture, the X3. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042405213553 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042405213553 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 24 Apr 2005 00:00:00 PST Additional testing shows that the problem seems to be isolated to VIA Northbridge and Southbridge implementations, and does not occur when other Northbridge chips are used. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042501034500 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042501034500 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000002 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042698000002 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:00:00 PST This AOpen motherboard sports the VIA Apollo Pro133A chipset, with AGP 4x and PC133 support. If you are looking for a quality alternative to BX chipset based boards, this one is worth a look. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042700000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:34:00 PST This is the fourth article in a series that that started in 2000 with The Looming Battle in 64 bit Land, followed by The Battle in 64 bit Land Revisited in 2001, and The Battle in 64 bit Land, 2003 and beyond in 2003. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042704221446 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042704221446 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:00:00 PST PCMark2002 is basically a component level benchmark developed and distributed by MadOnion. Many of the algorithms used are based upon publicly available source code, however they appear to have been chosen for some specific attributes (such as working set size) and may not be the best representative examples of how a real world application will perform. According to the product description, it is designed to be a 'unified' benchmark to test PCs on any platform, specifically geared towards the home and office user (laptops, desktops and workstations). Last month, Extreme Tech published an article on PCMark2002, and posed the question of whether it really is a good CPU benchmark, given the complexity of today's microprocessors. Based upon my initial review, the results are somewhat interesting, and I do think there is some promise here if the results are used (i.e., interpreted) correctly. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042802212910 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042802212910 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 28 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PST OK, here is where I piss off readers, other publications and even manufacturers. I believe that there are way too many hardware publications and authors that just don't get it. They don't get it because their readers either don't get it either. And they don't care because the manufacturers reward them for not getting it. There are certainly a few publications that do get it, and there are some readers that do as well, but the vast majority do not, in my opinion. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050101101609 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050101101609 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 PST Hearing customers repeat some of the nonsense published on some of the popular 'technical' sites, I have to speak out http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000002 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050198000002 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 01 May 1998 00:00:00 PST The continuing pace of chip level feature miniaturization - Moore's Law - has resulted in the doubling of the number of transistors per unit area approximately every couple of years. Chip designers have been provided with a plethora of transistor options to choose from in order to optimize for a given constraint. New materials with higher dielectric constants such as hafnium-based high-k gate oxide materials, along with metal gate electrodes, decrease leakage and boost drive current. Strained silicon engineering enables higher transistor switching speeds. Different transistor designs featuring multiple threshold voltages optimize for low power or high performance applications. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050207213241 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050207213241 euronymous@realworldtech.com (Euronymous) Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 PST In this article, we test out a new HPC benchmark from one of our readers on an Istanbul server from Supermicro. MAQSIP-RT is a forecasting and analysis package that is commonly used throughout the weather and atmospheric chemistry communities. In our first run, we take a look at scalability and performance and find a benchmark that suits many of our needs. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050310102525 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050310102525 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 04 May 1998 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050700000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 07 May 2000 00:00:00 PST Paul looks a the basic building blocks of the devices that drive the tech industry - the CMOS. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050802020022 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT050802020022 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 08 May 2002 00:00:00 PST In this article, we take a look at SPECpower - the framework and the benchmark used to measure the intersection of performance and power consumption. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051008182649 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051008182649 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PST This motherboard allows either a Socket 370 or a Slot 1 processor to be used without an adapter card. Guest reviewer Tom Moran evaluates this board, and gives it some good marks. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051100000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Thu, 11 May 2000 23:00:00 PST Once upon a time, Apple was king-of-the-hill. A recent marketing campaign seems to imply they are back in the race - but are they? Paul investigates Apple's situation and renders his judgement http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051400000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051400000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 14 May 2000 00:00:00 PST VIA has provided an (apparently) unofficial patch that seems to fix the reported problem. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051401003409 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051401003409 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Mon, 14 May 2001 00:00:00 PST In 2002, AMD's K7 was lagging behind the high frequency 130nm Pentium 4 (Northwood). The 2003 launch of the K8 was a bet-the-company kind of move for AMD. But, by 2005, they had clearly hit the jackpot with the K8 microprocessor. They had three out of four of the major OEMs pitching their server products and Intel's products barely kept pace in the UP (1 socket) and DP (2 socket) server markets. In the MP (4 socket) server market, AMD was clearly the best choice by a wide margin. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051607033728 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051607033728 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051698000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT051698000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 16 May 1998 00:00:00 PST What memory diagnostics will accurately detect defective or marginally defective modules? Some of the more popular programs fall short. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052001232443 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052001232443 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 20 May 2001 00:00:00 PST An examination of the factors that have complicated computer performance analysis since the halcyon days of the 8 bit MPU and how statistical methods are used to overcome them. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052201101311 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052201101311 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 22 May 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052306090721 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052306090721 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 PST Find out everything you ever wanted to know about IRQs, and how to manage them http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 24 May 1998 00:00:00 PST Current and upcoming technology issues in the computer industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052501014956 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052501014956 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 25 May 2001 00:00:00 PST As the Socket A DDR platform matures, how do the various chipsets compare in performance? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052901022955 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052901022955 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 29 May 2001 00:00:00 PST A short trip report on the ISCA 29 conference in Anchorage, Alaska http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT053002100716 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT053002100716 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Thu, 30 May 2002 00:00:00 PST Our First KX133 based motherboard evaluation, and our first Tyan motherboard leaves us with a very favorable impression. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT053100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT053100000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 31 May 2000 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060206035626 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060206035626 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060399000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060399000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST In 2003, AMD bet the company on a server microprocessor, the K8. This turned out to be a wise move, as servers were a key weak point in Intel's product line-up. The K8 even worked fairly well as a desktop MPU, where the performance could justify the relatively large thermal envelope. Unfortunately, the K8 did nothing to challenge Intel's dominance of the notebook market. In fact, certain technical decisions which benefited the K8 for servers and desktops in fact hindered adoption into the notebook market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060407195417 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060407195417 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PST After taking a short (and well deserved break), I wonder if we are seeing some 'new ethics' on the Web? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:00:00 PST Paul discusses the history and future of x86, with an eye towards its potential successors http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060503232439 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060503232439 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Thu, 05 Jun 2003 00:00:00 PST CST, Inc has an affordable memory tester for service professionals and system/subsystem manufacturers. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060699000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT060699000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 06 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST What is the best chipset and memory combination for the PIII platform? John provides some answers. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061101024211 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061101024211 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Mon, 11 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST This is an update of 'The Looming Battle in 64 bit Land'. The milestones achieved by each of the major players over the past 12 months are reviewed and the near future competitive prospects of the major 64 bit microprocessor families are examined. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061101221315 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061101221315 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 11 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST A look at the effects of Data Prefetch logic on performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061202231808 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061202231808 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 12 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061206011113 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061206011113 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST We have updated a popular technical article that was written a few years ago on the topic of Parity and ECC on PC memory modules. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061300000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PST Does a faster CPU mean faster system performance? Does the Athlon provide a significant performance gain over the Duron? This article may provide some of the answers. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061401011048 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061401011048 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST Are you a service technician in search of a great diagnostic utility? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061498000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061498000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST A slightly 'watered down' version of QuickTech Pro for hobbyists and those who don't need all the features of a professional diagnostic tool http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061499000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061499000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061500000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 15 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061608000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061608000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST don't buy any of those supermarket tabloids featuring alien abductions and such. Nor the movie star-oriented pubs with columns about which young lady just got a remarkably larger bustline overnight. That sort of gossip doesn't appeal to me. But tech gossip does appeal to me, which means I like to follow the Brit site "The Register". Now, a goodly portion of their postings are pure fiction, which is normal for a gossip rag (or site). But sometimes the most obviously phony items turn out to be completely factual. Ahem. I call your attention to the item today (the 16th) on Intel's B1 Camino stepping. According to The Register, the chip fails when power is applied to it. Ridiculous! _Obviously_ phony gossip, right? Uh, mebbe not? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061699000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061699000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST Though Transcend is not one of the better known motherboard manufacturers, they have impressed us with this Slot A, KX133 based offering. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061700000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PST Is a newer ATA/100 5400 RPM Hard Drive faster than an older ATA/66 7200 RPM Drive? John takes a look at this question to find out. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061801032003 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061801032003 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST Another performance comparision between the ALi MaGiK1 (DDR) chipset and the VIA KT133A (SDRAM) chipset. There are also some interesting technical side notes that make this particularly interesting. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061901010237 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061901010237 wcampbell@realworldtech.com (William Campbell) Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST Bill examines the recommended Winstone reporting methodology, and gives it a poor performance rating. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061902001047 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT061902001047 wcampbell@realworldtech.com (William Campbell) Wed, 19 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PST Who are the real players in the 64-bit processor arena? Which company is likely to dominate the 64-bit landscape? In this installment of Silicon Insider, Paul investigates these questions http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062000000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PST This article discusses three problems facing modern high performance MPU architects: decreasing returns from ILP, increasing power dissipation and relatively constant interconnect performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062004172947 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062004172947 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062006031650 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062006031650 jmashey@realworldtech.com (John Mashey) Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062399000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062399000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 23 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST Rambus has become one of those companies that people either love or hate. Discussions in technical newsgroups and message boards have become almost as fervent as the Mac vs. PC discussions of yore. Recent news that both Toshiba and Hitachi have signed licensing agreements for DDR and SDRAM patent claims by Rambus has pushed the issue to the forefront of the news, and brought out the most fanatical on both sides. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062600000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062600000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 26 Jun 2000 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming trends and events in the PC industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062601091639 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT062601091639 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 26 Jun 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT063099000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT063099000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST Paul muses about the recent Compaq/Intel agreement, and the apparent demise of the Alpha processor design. What does it mean for high-end system users, and who will compete with Intel now? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070101205659 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070101205659 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 01 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST Is a PCI RAID card better or faster than an on-board controller? John takes a look at features and performance of these two implementations of Promise RAID solutions. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070401151316 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070401151316 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Wed, 04 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST PhysX is a key application that Nvidia uses to showcase the advantages of GPU computing (GPGPU) for consumers. PhysX executing on an Nvidia GPU an improve performance by 2-4X compared to running on a CPU from Intel or AMD. We investigated and discovered that CPU PhysX exclusively uses x87 rather than the faster SSE instructions. This hobbles the performance of CPUs, calling into question the real benefits of PhysX on a GPU. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070510142143 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT070510142143 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 10 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PST For those who may not be familiar with it, COSBI (Comprehensive Open Source Benchmark Initiative) is Van Smith's effort to wrest control of benchmarking design from the hands of corporate interests and into the hands of the user community (please refer to Van's Hardware Journal for more information). While this is certainly a laudable goal, it is also fraught with potential problems. Thus, when Van's Hardware Journal published some preliminary results of the Quick CPU Test, a question that has been nagging me for quite some time was brought to the fore... just how much of an effect do different compilers have on the performance of a program, particularly across platforms? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071302231228 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071302231228 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 13 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PST Remarking has been going on a long time, but computer shows and Internet sales makes it easier for the scam artists to get away with it http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071397000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071397000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 13 Jul 1997 00:00:00 PST Bill takes another look at the differences between the two most popular Athlon chipsets - ALi MaGiK1 and VIA KT133A - as implemented in the Abit KT7A and IWill KA266 motherboards. There is still no clear benefit to either, it seems... http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071601005927 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071601005927 wcampbell@realworldtech.com (William Campbell) Mon, 16 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST FIC has generally been very quick to come out with motherboards based upon VIA chipsets and supporting non-Intel processors. This trend continues with the AZ11 Socket A motherboard. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071700000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PST Many readers wondered why AMDs upcoming 64-bit offering was absent from the "Battle Looming in 64-bit Land" article last month. Paul answers with this installment dedicated to AMDs interesting K8. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071800000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071800000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PST An examination of the design weaknesses in the Intel Itanium processor and speculation on the many possible ways that the 2nd generation McKinley processor could have improved on Itanium. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071901001629 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT071901001629 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST Is there really a big difference in performance between the Classic Athlon and the Thunderbird Athlon? One has a larger, slower cache while the other is faster and smaller. We look at what the real difference is. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072100000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:00:00 PST David Kanter discusses 32nm process technologies presented at IEDM 2008 and VLSI 2009, including a discussion of high-k dielectrics and metal gates, immersion lithography and double patterning. Results from key manufacturers such as Intel, IBM/AMD, TSMC, Toshiba and others are discussed, analyzed and compared against previous generations using metrics for density (logic and SRAM) and switching speed metrics (for NFETs and PFETs). http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072109003617 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072109003617 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072199000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072199000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 21 Jul 1999 00:00:00 PST Though very popular, and definitelya threat to Intel dominance, there are still issues to be concerned about http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072298000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072298000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 22 Jul 1998 00:00:00 PST Six years ago today (July 23, 1996), the Real World Technologies website was created - originally only as an online support site for local customers. Not the oldest technical site on the Web, but close. I had been doing local repairs and upgrades of PC systems part-time, partly as an opportunity to provide an out-of-work friend with some new job skills and partly to satisfy my own desires to get more familiar with PCs and electronics. I actually created the site on a whim for the purpose of learning HTML, using support as the excuse. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072302002441 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072302002441 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PST This is the third article in a series covering the CELL microprocessor, co-developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072405191325 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072405191325 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Sun, 24 Jul 2005 00:00:00 PST A short analysis of the Intel roadmap updates for 2001, and what they might reveal about the ongoing battle with AMD. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072501012804 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072501012804 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072506235344 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072506235344 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PST The 2010 HotPar workshop had a variety of papers focusing on the software and programming aspects of parallelism. Highlights include parallelization of the Firefox browser, Michael McCool's approach to parallel building blocks and Electronic Art's Cascade system for handling state in video games. More hardware centric topics include a controversial view that parallelism is irrelevant and the limits of GPU performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072610001641 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072610001641 tchammah@realworldtech.com (Tarek Chammah) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PST David Kanter and Rob Thorpe interview a member of Intel's Compiler team http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072803234425 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT072803234425 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 PST Still want a BX chipset based motherboard? The FB11 might be just what you are looking for to support your new FC-PGA processor. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080100000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST That's right, Real World Technologies has moved to a membership business model. Why? Because it seems to make sense, for a number of reasons, and for everyone. Does this mean there will be restricted access to articles? Definitely not. In fact, for the casual visitor there will be absolutely no noticable difference. All articles and the forum will continue to be publicly available. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080102011340 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080102011340 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PST Boot failures can be the most difficult and frustrating of problems to diagnose. With some background knowledge and a good procedure, many problems can be diagnosed without special equipment. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080300000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 03 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST It is often said that a programmer's best friend is a good text editor, and that their best tool is their brain. Recently, I had an opportunity to examine and become familiar with a programmer's second best tool: a good performance monitor. For many applications, performance can be a critical advantage. Almost any scientific or engineering computing falls into this category, such as crash simulations, or weather modeling. However many desktop applications require good performance: computer games and video encoding are extremely taxing. In the embedded market, performance is likely to be even more important, unlike the general market; systems are not upgraded with faster hardware on a regular basis, and resources are scarce. Many applications, such as cell phones are constrained by thermal and power characteristics, so developers must squeeze out every last bit of performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080606230159 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080606230159 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST We tested 3 modules from 3 different manufacturers http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080999000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080999000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:00:00 PST Some guidelines for those who publish (and read) benchmark results http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080999000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT080999000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 09 Aug 1999 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST The past year has seen some mighty struggles in the marketplace, with some big winners and some very big losers. VIA Technologies recently snatched both Cyrix and IDT from certain extinction, though it appears likely only the intellectual property will remain after the smoke has cleared. This essentially leaves only two main combatants locked in a fierce struggle, with possibly the same fate in store for the loser. Just as we thought the battle would be engaged in full fury, it appears that it the decision may be a technical knockout because of a no-show. After one competitor has made steady gains in the low-end over the past year, while gearing up for a bloody battle at the high-end, it seems that another product delay may determine the outcome. That's right, rumors have it that Coppermine will be late http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081099000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081099000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 PST Hot Chips 21 is nearly upon us, and with it comes updates from the major processor vendors and players in the PC industry and beyond. Key themes this year include CPUs, chipsets, FPGA and GPU co-processors and academic parallelism research. Our preview will briefly discuss and analyze some of the more interesting topics, with CPU highlights including AMD's Magny Cours, Fujitsu's SPARC64-VIIIfx, IBM's POWER7, Intel's trifecta of Moorestown, Beckton/Nehalem-EX and Westmere, and Rainbow Falls from Sun. In the broader ecosystem, there will be presentations on OpenCL, Ion from Nvidia, TI's OMAP SOC for mobile phones, and three major parallelism labs - Berkeley, Illinois and Stanford. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081209143650 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081209143650 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081299000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:00:00 PST In this installment of Silicon Insider, Paul takes a hard look at the hype surrounding the E2k processor design from Elbrus. Is it a paper tiger, or just paper mache'? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081300000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 13 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST Is the desktop Palomino going to be called Athlon 4? What performance difference is there between the Palomino and Thunderbird cores? John takes a look at the issue. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081401002250 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081401002250 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 14 Aug 2001 00:00:00 PST The latest Socket 370 motherboard from FIC, sporting the Apollo Pro133A chipset. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081500000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Tue, 15 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST An in depth look at the FO4 metric used to validate circuit designs in microprocessors. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081502231107 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081502231107 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Thu, 15 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PST Nvidia's corporate strategy firmly rests on expanding the market for GPUs beyond graphics to include certain types of computation. Specifically, Nvidia's efforts with CUDA are aimed at moving GPUs into the high performance computing (HPC) market, where the substantial compute capabilities and memory bandwidth directly translate into performance. Nvidia's Tesla products (GPUs designed for computation instead of graphics) have made a bit of a splash, but at the moment the adoption is extremely limited. GPU clusters are basically non-existent, at least in part due to the lack of error detection and correction, which we believe will be corrected in the next product release from Nvidia. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081909212132 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT081909212132 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST In a head-to-head comparison between Athlon and Duron, how well does the Duron stack up? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082000000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 20 Aug 2000 00:00:00 PST We beat this board up pretty good, but it took just about all we could give. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082299000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:00:00 PST Though my background is primarily on the software side, I am very curious about the effects that different processor designs and features have on system performance. Being somewhat less knowledgeable about CPU architecture than many others, I have been looking for some way to see these effects in a concrete manner. Benchmarks are supposed to provide this 'visible' evidence, but there are probably as many different application mixes and workloads as there are users. This isn't a problem for a corporation that has the money to spend to evaluate how their applications and workloads will perform on a given platform - but the average user, such as myself, is left wondering what these benchmarks are really measuring so they can be applied to our own usage. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082402145609 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082402145609 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 24 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PST David Kanter reports on the first day at the Fall 2005 IDF http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082405224742 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082405224742 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PST Some of my own views on the 'phenomenon' called overclocking - and what kinds of problems it can cause http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 24 Aug 1997 00:00:00 PST CSI, Common System Interface, Coherent Interconnect, Intel, Nehalem, Tukwila http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082807020032 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082807020032 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST There are a number of modules being sold as PC100 compliant which may cause problems at 100MHz. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082898000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082898000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 PST It appears that one of Enlights power supplies is 'killing' MVP3 based motherboards. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082898000002 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082898000002 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 PST This is the first of what I intend to be a series of articles on benchmarking, benchmarking issues and benchmarks themselves. I will attempt to perform evaluations, talk with experts and manufacturers, and provide whatever information I can about the benchmarking industry and the various tools and techniques used, not only in computer publications, but within the industry itself. I don't expect to uncover any subversive plots or present any shocking revelations, but I do expect to learn and present useful information and methods for testing and interpreting benchmark results from various products. I also hope that reviewers and industry professionals will take interest and provide their own views and feedback that I can incorporate into future articles. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082901025838 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT082901025838 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:00:00 PST How does Intel's last PIII for the desktop stack up against the Athlon? John takes a look at this interesting product. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT083001044851 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT083001044851 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:00:00 PST This article covers some of the major announcements at Day 2 of IDF http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090105103425 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090105103425 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PST A look at how hard disks and system file configuration affects performance on a Windows system. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090401024044 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090401024044 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 04 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST Part 2 of Paul's investigation into CMOS, the device that has literally made the microprocessor industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090402005224 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090402005224 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090406012516 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090406012516 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 PST As we reported last month (See Success of Athlon Depends Upon Motherboards from Aug 12), motherboard availability has prevented the AMD Athlon from achieving any retail sales to speak of. Almost one full month after the official release, systems are still not available from major OEMs and while processors are sitting on retailer shelves, there are no motherboards to be found. Though the stability issues have not been as bad as first feared, there are still sufficient problems to cause manufacturers to be very cautious in rushing product to market. When we ran our story, many in the pro-Intel camp hooted and hollered proclaiming the Athlon a failure, while many on the AMD side pooh-poohed it as 'conjecture', and pointed to hardware 'review' sites as proof that no such issues existed. There was also much huffing and puffing from AMD advocates about Intel strong-arm tactics and other nefarious actvities - including some rather questionable comments from at least one major hardware site. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090504082349 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090504082349 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 05 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PST Well, my hand has been forced. During the past week, I have been discussing the rising memory prices with people on the newsgroups. Just as I thought the rumor and misinformation had been dealt with - ACK! AnandTech posts an editorial on the subject with so much misinformation I was almost embarassed to read it. My intent is not to personally attack Anand (though I am quite sure I will now get hate mail from those who think he is a god, but that is a completely different issue), but to provide some factual information for those who just might care about such things. I think one can get enough sensationalist material from the tabloids. First, I will rebut each of the claims made in the editiorial in question, and then provide some boring facts about why prices have jumped so quickly http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST Over the past year and a half, one of the biggest battles for Intel has been selling the idea of systems with D-RDRAM to manufacturers and consumers. In October 1997, it was revealed that Intel would push to implement Direct Rambus DRAM technology on the PC in 1999. Many in the industry and in financial circles simply assumed that because Intel was putting their muscle behind it, D-RDRAM would succeed. Some financial analysts were touting Rambus as "the predominate main memory for the PC market in 1999". Intel originally planned to introduce D-RDRAM support in their Camino chipset by July 1999. Due to problems with the technology, which has been reported here and on many technology news sites, the Camino (i820) chipset was delayed until September. Now that September is upon us, Intel has added a little twist to the D-RDRAM spin. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090599000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090599000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 05 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST Soyo quality shines through on this motherboard. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090699000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090699000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 06 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST As previously discussed here, Engineering Roundtables are an opportunity for members of the Real World Technologies community to engage in a moderated Q&A session and discussion with engineers and representatives from various technology companies. Our Roundtables are hosted by Digi-Net Inc., using DigiChat, the leading Java based chat application. It is with great pleasure that we announce the first Engineering Roundtable. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090804202957 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090804202957 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 PST Our analysis of NVIDIA's latest GPU, the G100 (also known as the GT200 or GTX280) http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090808195242 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090808195242 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090899000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090899000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 08 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST With the PIII going away on the desktop, how does the 2GHz P4 compare with the last PIII processor - the 1.2GHz Tualatin? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090901025555 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090901025555 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 09 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST The computer industry is on the cusp of yet another turn of the Wheel of Reincarnation, with the graphics processor unit (GPU) cast as the heir apparent of the floating point co-processors of days long gone. Modern GPUs are ostensibly higher performance and more power efficient than CPUs for their target workload, and many companies and media outlets claim they are leaving CPUs in the dust. Is this really the case though? This article explores the quantitative basis for these claims, with some surprising results. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090909050230 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT090909050230 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST Paul investigates why Willamette has only an 8 KB L1 cache, and why he feels this is beneficial to performance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091000000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 10 Sep 2000 00:00:00 PST Bill does a very in-depth analysis of the EPoX 8K7A+, and compares it to two other user favorite Athlon boards. Is it the fastest Athlon board available today? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091001233055 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091001233055 wcampbell@realworldtech.com (William Campbell) Mon, 10 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST John takes a look at the new i845 chipset. Is it really as bad as the 'pundits' have claimed, or does it have some redeeming values? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091101020525 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091101020525 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Tue, 11 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091200000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091200000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:00:00 PST Quality, reliability and features are the hallmarks of this motherboard. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091299000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:00:00 PST Enlight finally responds to the allegations that one of their power supply models has a problem. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091398000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091398000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:00:00 PST With Intel keeping their Slot 1 design proprietary, and proposing a proprietary memory design with Rambus how long before the entire industry has to pay royalties on everything? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091598000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091598000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 PST Everyone who has any interest in overclocking knows about multiplier locking by now. Many have also read the 'scare' regarding bus locking, which Intel has denied and debunked recently. Many have also seen the comment from one of Intel's support reps about how CPU locking is intended to thwart the remarkers, not the overclockers. As has been said many times before, overclocking is a fairly small sample of the Intel customer base, however remarking is a very big problem. This same support rep indicated that overclockers would not appreciate Intel's next move, while Tom's Hardware Guide and other overclocking advocacy sites have sent out a call for all overclockers to voice their displeasure at having to pay for what the remarkers are doing. The thinking is that Intel should be able to stop remarking, without affecting overclocking. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091898000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT091898000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 PST It only takes a few 'bad' people to screw things up for everyone else. Operating over the Internet makes it especially easy for people to perpetrate fraud - and everyone ends up paying! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092197000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092197000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 21 Sep 1997 00:00:00 PST John takes a second look at the i845 platform with a few new benchmarks on Windows ME. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092401101718 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092401101718 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Mon, 24 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST John takes a first look at how the fastest Intel processor (P4 2GHz) matches up to the Athlon MP (1.2GHz). http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092601023506 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT092601023506 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PST In the last several years, the landscape for computing has become increasingly interesting and diverse. GPUs have gradually evolved to be less application specific and slightly more generalized than their fixed function ancestors. The changes started in the DirectX 9 time frame, with real floating point (FP) data types, but still fixed vertex, geometry and pixel processing. DX10 hardware was really the turning point with unified shaders, relatively complete data types (i.e. integers were added) and slightly more flexible control flow. Today the high-end is a four horse race between AMD nee ATI, Intel's and AMD's integrated graphics and Larrabee, and Nvidia. All four face different goals, constraints and hence have taken slightly different paths. It is in this context that Nvidia has announced a next generation architecture, Fermi, which aims for even greater performance, reliability and programmability; unlocking even more software capabilities. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT093009110932 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT093009110932 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST What market is the VIA C3 processor targeting? Those who want a quiet, low-power system that doesn't require a tornado to cool it. What is it good for? John provides some answers... http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100401013841 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100401013841 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 04 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PST In this Silicon Insider, Paul examines the current, and near future, incarnations of the two server architectures vying for the performance crown: IBM's POWER and Intel's IPF. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100404214638 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100404214638 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 04 Oct 2004 00:00:00 PST A look at recent and upcoming events and issues in the computer industry http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100701124004 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100701124004 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 07 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PST Tech Support Specialist L. Heiny of <A HREF="http://www.esctechnologies.com">ESC Technologies</A> provides useful tips for tech support people everywhere http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100800000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100800000000 lheiny@realworldtech.com (L. Heiny) Sun, 08 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PST Paul takes a critical look at the seemingly never-to-be-released EPIC design from Intel. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100999000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT100999000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00:00 PST I had intended my next article in this column to be a look at the Winstone benchmarks (which is in the works), however the news and reaction to the SysMark 2001 'bug' caught my attention. Essentially, SysMark 2001 has an inherent problem that seemingly puts the Athlon XP, Athlon MP and Duron (w/Morgan core) processors at a disadvantage in the benchmark. It turns out that Windows Media Encoder 7, which is used in the benchmark, checks specifically for the CPUID string of 'GenuineIntel' in order to determine if it should use the SSE instruction path or not (just as we thought developers had learned their lesson about such things). http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101001162806 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101001162806 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101100000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 11 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PST What does the KT266A bring to the table? Is it a new chipset, or just a tweak of the KT266? Is it worth ditching your old board to get one? John takes a look at these questions. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101101021825 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101101021825 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Thu, 11 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101405234615 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101405234615 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PST David Wang initiates coverage of the Micro Processor Forum 2002 with the Power PC 970 announcement from IBM. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101502203725 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101502203725 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:00:00 PST IBM unveils a powerful 64-bit processor that may put them in the front of the performance race. Paul dissects it in this months Silicon Insider. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101600000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101600000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PST David Wang continues his coverage of the 2002 MicroProcessor Forum with an overview of the Banias presentation. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101602161430 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101602161430 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PST David Wang continues his coverage of the 2002 MicroProcessor Forum with an overview of the AMD Opteron presentation. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101602161848 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101602161848 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101606194731 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101606194731 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PST The first benchmarks I would like to look at are the eTesting Labs (formerly Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation, or ZDBOp) Winstone benchmarks, specifically Business Winstone 2001 and Content Creation Winstone 2001. These are amongst the most widely used performance measurement tools, primarily because they are free, run under Windows, and are easily installed and used. ZDBOp used to also offer a subcription publication, called "Benchmark Insider", which provided quite a few details about the design and implementation of their benchmarks, but the subscription fee of $235/yr seems to have discouraged all but the most serious benchmarking professionals. Based upon discussions with a few other publications, it is likely that only the largest actually subscribed (and the Ziff-Davis Media publications likely received theirs for free). http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101801000816 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT101801000816 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 18 Oct 2001 00:00:00 PST After the article about the K7 appeared on Tom's Hardware Guide many people sort of went nuts about how Intel is now on the ropes. While that may be at least partly true, there is still a long way to go before this can happen. Though the processor itself looks very promising, a number of issues still have not been resolved, and some questions still not answered http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102098000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102098000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 20 Oct 1998 00:00:00 PST Paul DeMone's views on AMD processor designs - current and future. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102299000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102405055354 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102405055354 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PST Some of the clever (or maybe not so clever) ways that unscupulous vendors will try to maximize their profits at your expense http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102697000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102697000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 26 Oct 1997 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102799000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102799000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 27 Oct 1999 00:00:00 PST We analyze the performance of a 2.9GHz 65nm Core 2 Duo (aka Conroe) vs. a 2.8GHz 90nm K8, using performance tools from Intel and AMD. With VTune and Code Analyst we are able to extract performance counter information such as IPC, uop density, cache miss rates, branch mispredictions, memory accesses and other data that we use to explain the difference in performance between the two CPUs. The first part focuses on characteristics which are common across both CPUs, while later parts will focus on microarchitecture specific counters. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102808015436 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102808015436 akanter@realworldtech.com (Aaron Kanter) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST Tom Moran takes an in-depth look at the <A HREF="http://www.uxd.com">P.H.D. (Professional Hardware Diagnostics) card</A>. If you are a support tech, or a motherboard designer, this product is definitely worth a look. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102900000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT102900000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Sun, 29 Oct 2000 00:00:00 PST L Heiny of <A HREF="http://www.esctechnologies.com">ESC Technologies</A> has written up an interesting article on how to troubleshoot power supply related problems - arguably the most common (and difficult to diagnose) problems in desktop PCs. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110100000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110100000000 lheiny@realworldtech.com (L. Heiny) Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST This is the second installment of a three part series on compiler technology and implementation. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110302111309 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110302111309 rthorpe@realworldtech.com (Robert Thorpe) Sun, 03 Nov 2002 00:00:00 PST Bill discusses the subject of memory bank interleave, what it is, how it works, and why you might want to enable it. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110401204523 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110401204523 wcampbell@realworldtech.com (William Campbell) Sun, 04 Nov 2001 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 04 Nov 1999 00:00:00 PST John Howland, a well respected <A HREF="http://www.specialtytech.com">online vendor</A> provides his perspective on the state of integrated video using two of the most current chipsets - the VIA PM133 and Intel i815E. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110500000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110500000000 jhowland@realworldtech.com (John Howland) Sun, 05 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110706025321 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110706025321 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST Learn the basic operating principles of the highly touted Rambus DRAM. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110799000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110799000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 07 Nov 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110805135916 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110805135916 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST What is the number one selling 32-bit microprocessor? Probably not what you think. Paul DeMone looks at the very successful ARM processor in this months Silicon Insider. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110900000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110900000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST This article provides a technical overview and a performance preview of Intel's upcoming Stoakley platform, which uses the 45nm Harpertown server processor and the Seaburg chipset. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110907063310 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110907063310 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST The effects of overclocking the CPU, memory bus and PCI bus for Slot 1 and Socket 7 systems. Also includes some results of Pentium Pro overclocking http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110998000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT110998000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 09 Nov 1998 00:00:00 PST blank for now http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111003013714 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111003013714 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 10 Nov 2003 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111406114244 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111406114244 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST How much power does your processor draw? How much power would it draw if you overclocked it? This chart should help answer those questions http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 14 Nov 1998 00:00:00 PST An exceptionally high-quality motherboard based upon the VIA Apollo Pro133 chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111499000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT111499000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 14 Nov 1999 00:00:00 PST Recently released benchmarks for the new Pentium 4 processor look disappointing - but is it really a slug or a sleeper? Paul DeMone takes a close look at the SPEC numbers to divine the processor's potential. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112000000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST When Intel announced that they would be backing the Rambus DRAM standard, there was widespread industry concern that this was merely attempt by Intel to control the memory market. At the time, it was assumed that any proprietary implementation was doomed to fail, and that another 'open' design would win out in the marketplace. Since that time, the Rambus technology has gained momentum and now appears to be the favorite for future implementations. Despite concerns by many analysts about potential drawbacks and issues, there have been no complaints or comments from manufacturers about implementation issues or problems. There seems now to be little concern by the general public and we see almost no mention of competing technologies, as most have conceded the war to Intel. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00:00 PST It's the Marketing Mecca of the Computer Industry. Hundreds of Thousands come to pray at the altar of Free Gifts and Hype. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112198000001 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112198000001 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112200000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112200000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 22 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST Find out here exactly what the performance advantages - and disadvantages - of DRDRAM are from an industry expert. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112299000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112299000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Mon, 22 Nov 1999 00:00:00 PST For the third time in less than a week, the Pentium 4 has been reviewed on Tom's Hardware Guide. The first evaluation concluded that the P4 is a poor choice for current applications, but has some promise in bandwidth intensive applications. The second review slammed the P4 harder, claiming that it doesn't even do well in MPEG-4 decoding using a 'freeware' utility, called FlasK, so it is only good for playing Quake3. This latest review reverses the last decision, after the code was recompiled with Intel's current compiler, and also modified to include several different types of code optimizations. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112700000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112700000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:00:00 PST If you have a small business (or work for one) that needs to get networked, or even upgrade your current one, you need to read this series. Part one introduces the concepts http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112899000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112899000000 mcarlson@realworldtech.com (Mike Carlson) Sun, 28 Nov 1999 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112905011743 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT112905011743 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST This is the transcript of our first Engineering Roundtable, held with Rajesh Kota, the lead designer of the HORUS chipset. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120104202353 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120104202353 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 PST In this article, David Kanter covers Rambus' recent announcement of the Terabyte Bandwidth Initiative (TBI), which is likely to be the successor to the XDR and XDR2 memory interface. The TBI is a high speed interface, which significantly improves the command/address architecture for better performance and is targeted at next generation consoles and graphics applications. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120307033606 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120307033606 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST Larrabee is Intel's unique architecture for a family of throughput processors, developed for the graphics and HPC markets. We have recently learned that graphics products based on Larrabee 1, the first implementation, have been canceled and that it will instead be used as a software development vehicle. Larrabee's troubles lay in software, and now the question is what lies ahead in the future for Larrabee and Intel's graphics products. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120409180449 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120409180449 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST This article presents a preview of ISSCC 2008, including discussion of Intel's Itanium processor, codenamed Tukwila and an ultra-low power x86 MPU codenamed Silverthorne. Other presentations include Sun's Rock and Niagara 3 processors, the 45nm CELL processor and assorted DRAM and SRAM prsentations. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120507050619 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120507050619 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 05 Dec 1999 00:00:00 PST In Round 1, the professional memory diagnostics from Ultra-X were finalists, as was the surprisingly robust freeware utility called MemTest86. This time, there are five new contenders and an even more difficult set of tests. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120901222920 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120901222920 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 09 Dec 2001 00:00:00 PST IEDM coverage - Day 1 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120903021115 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120903021115 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Tue, 09 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST Even to the casual observer, it is apparent that the time of multicore computing is upon us. In fact, this shift occurred several years in the past. The first general purpose CPU to feature Chip Multi-Processing (CMP) was the IBM POWER4, which debuted in 2001. Today, there is not a high performance processor family without a shipping multicore design. Even our video game consoles are shifting in that direction. The Xbox 360 feature 3-way symmetrical CMP, while the CELL processor uses up to 8 SIMD Processing Elements. With the shift towards multicore systems, it is more important than ever to understand the additional complexities of multi-processor systems over traditional uni-processor machines. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121106171654 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121106171654 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST Recent and upcoming goings on in the motherboard, chipset, DRAM and processor market. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121200000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121200000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:00:00 PST Part 1 of a 3-part series on the Alpha EV8. It describes the path leading up to the EV8 and offers a look at its general design and operational characteristics. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121300000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121300000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:00:00 PST Partial coverage of IEDM 2003 Day 2, focusing on AMD and Intel process technologies http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121303010053 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121303010053 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Sat, 13 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST Microsoft has marketed Windows NT as the 'enterprise operating system of the future', but at least one serious issue exists. Intel themselves acknowledge that under some circumstances backups are unreliable, and they don't have any plans to correct this http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121398000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121398000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 13 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST During a recent conversation with Charles Kozierok, webslave of The PC Guide, the subject of using XCOPY to clone Win95 systems came up. He indicated that John Navas (a highly regarded professional and usenet regular) had provided him some info about short file names being 'lost' as a result of this activity (see http://www.aimnet.com/~jnavas/tech/clone_copy.htm). Curious, I asked for more information and was able to recreate the situation with his supplied directions. My initial take on this was that as long as an application is referring to a file by it's 'long name', there would be no problems, however Charles immediately pointed to the Registry, where numerous 'short name' entries exist. Well, this concerned me, since Microsoft puts most of these entries there themselves! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121498000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121498000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 14 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST Intel sweet talked many into believing that 'Slot 1 is forever', but now it seems the honeymoon may be over. The sad truth may be that Slot 1 was only a temporary solution to a long-term strategy against their competitors http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121598000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121598000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST A well engineered Slot A board that should give you few problems - if you follow our recommendations! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121599000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121599000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:00:00 PST With AMD soon to include L2 cache directly on the chip, some of those non-Super 7 motherboards may perform quite well! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121698000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121698000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121905001634 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT121905001634 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST If you are in a position where you need to flash the BIOS of systems you maintain, service or sell, this handy low-cost tool is worth a look. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122000000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122000000000 tmoran@realworldtech.com (Tom Moran) Wed, 20 Dec 2000 00:00:00 PST A reflection back on our first full year of operating over the Internet. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122197000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122197000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:00:00 PST The popularity of the K6-2 has forced Intel to make unprecedented moves - mainly to introduce faster processors more quickly than ever before http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122198000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122198000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST Here is a very low-level look at what why overclocking works, and why it sometimes doesn't! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122199000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122199000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:00:00 PST Part 2 of a 3-part series on the Alpha EV8. It describes the path leading up to the EV8 and offers a look at its general design and operational characteristics. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122600000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122600000000 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Tue, 26 Dec 2000 00:00:00 PST Paul examines three software emulations for x86. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122803224105 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122803224105 pdemone@realworldtech.com (Paul DeMone) Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING - Due to competition and pricing pressures, many unscrupulous companies will try to take advantage of your ignorance. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122898000000 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT122898000000 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 28 Dec 1998 00:00:00 PST http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT123005001504 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT123005001504 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 PST NAND flash is a welcome innovation in the storage market, but most analysis has centered around performance advantages for solid state drives (SSDs). This overlooks the equally or more important fact that NAND flash can be a less expensive solution than a hard disk for certain low-capacity applications. This is the classic hallmark of a disruptive technology. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT123009125025 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT123009125025 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST AMD Announces the Mobile Duron Processor http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=229 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=229 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 15 Jan 2001 01:37:00 PST VIA Announces KT266 Chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=230 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=230 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:22:00 PST Beware of Counterfeit Memory Modules http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=232 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=232 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 16 Jan 2001 02:17:00 PST Consolidation in the Motherboard Market? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=233 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=233 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:04:00 PST Intel Wants Increased DRDRAM Production http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=235 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=235 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:52:00 PST Athlon Powers AMD Marketing Dept. http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=236 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=236 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:16:00 PST More Evidence of a Weak PC Market http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=237 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=237 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:27:00 PST Unlocked AMD Athlons in the Market http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=238 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=238 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:43:00 PST Market Pressure Causes Intel to Reconsider http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=241 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=241 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 29 Jan 2001 01:27:00 PST VIA Hosting DDR Summit http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=243 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=243 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:45:00 PST 1GHZ Athlon Shortage? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=244 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=244 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:57:00 PST Athlon Demand Increasing - Intel Prices Decreasing http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=245 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=245 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:26:00 PST 266MHz DDR 'Coming Soon' http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=246 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=246 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 01 Feb 2001 20:12:00 PST ASUS A7M266 (AMD 760) Review at Lost Circuits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=247 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=247 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 02 Feb 2001 00:11:00 PST VIA Reports Revenues for January http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=248 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=248 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 02 Feb 2001 14:04:00 PST Rambus Patent Case Looking Weaker http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=252 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=252 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:59:00 PST SiS and ALi get P4 Bus License http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=254 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=254 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Sat, 17 Feb 2001 19:10:00 PST New Discussion Forum http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=258 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=258 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 28 Feb 2001 01:58:00 PST ASUS A7A266 (ALi chipset) Review at Lost Circuits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=264 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=264 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:20:00 PST March Industry Update Delayed http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=265 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=265 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:06:00 PST Countdown to IA-64 Article Updated http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=266 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=266 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:46:00 PST AMD Announces 1.3 and 1.33Hz Athlon http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=268 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=268 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:40:00 PST DRAM Prices Show Slight Increase in Demand http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=269 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=269 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:25:00 PST Elpida Fab Damaged in Earthquake http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=270 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=270 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:57:00 PST PC Market Sees Opportunity in China http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=271 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=271 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:47:00 PST Micron Earnings Show Weak Demand http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=272 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=272 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 29 Mar 2001 19:01:00 PST DRAM Market Update http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=273 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=273 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 02 Apr 2001 01:55:00 PST PC2100 Modules Now Available http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=274 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=274 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 02 Apr 2001 12:03:00 PST Processor Price Reductions http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=275 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=275 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 09 Apr 2001 16:20:00 PST VIA KT-266 Chipset Issues http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=276 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=276 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:35:00 PST VIA Chipset Bug? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=277 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=277 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:19:00 PST AMD and NEC cooperate http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=278 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=278 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:20:00 PST Chipset Manufacturers Report In http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=279 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=279 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:54:00 PST AMD Roadmap Changes? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=280 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=280 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:35:00 PST AMD Releases 1GHZ Athlon4 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=281 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=281 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 14 May 2001 00:47:00 PST VIA Chipset Driver Update http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=282 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=282 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 16 May 2001 15:29:00 PST Semiconductor Companies Look To China http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=283 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=283 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 17 May 2001 00:18:00 PST Intel Sampling .13um Tualatin http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=284 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=284 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 17 May 2001 00:34:00 PST IBM Develops New Disk Drive Technology http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=285 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=285 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 21 May 2001 14:14:00 PST NVIDIA and AMD announce nForce Chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=286 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=286 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 04 Jun 2001 09:53:00 PST AMD Announces 760MP Chipset and MP Processors http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=287 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=287 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 05 Jun 2001 00:16:00 PST AMD Announces 1.4GHz Athlon and 950MHz Duron http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=288 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=288 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 06 Jun 2001 00:52:00 PST Compaq Transfers Alpha IP to Intel http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=289 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=289 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:27:00 PST AMD Hosts Fortune 1000 Technology Summit http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=290 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=290 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:29:00 PST Dell Survey: Which Processor Do You Want? http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=291 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=291 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:02:00 PST PC Market Slowdown Affecting Chipset Makers http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=292 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=292 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 03 Jul 2001 11:05:00 PST ALi using AMD's HyperTransport technology http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=293 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=293 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 22 Aug 2001 01:31:00 PST Best 2GHz Pentium 4 Review http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=294 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=294 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:05:00 PST Supply Chain Interrupted http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=295 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=295 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 13 Sep 2001 18:42:00 PST SiS Announces SiS650 Pentium 4 chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=296 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=296 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:29:00 PST AnandTech Reviews nForce Chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=297 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=297 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:33:00 PST Crucial Announces Automatic Volume Discounts http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=298 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=298 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:12:00 PST EPoX to announce two AMD 760MP based motherboards http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=299 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=299 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:25:00 PST Lost Circuits reviews Tyan S2460 for Dual Athlons http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=300 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=300 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:27:00 PST AMD Closes Fabs 14 and 15 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=301 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=301 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:56:00 PST AMD Responds to Gateway Stories... http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=302 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=302 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:00:00 PST VIA Slumping, SiS Surging... http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=304 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=304 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Tue, 02 Oct 2001 15:38:00 PST VIA C3 processor evaluation at Lost Circuits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=310 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=310 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:12:00 PST AMD Warns Of Larger Than Expected Losses In Q3 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=312 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=312 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Fri, 05 Oct 2001 09:48:00 PST EPoX Announces SiS645 Based P4 Motherboard http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=326 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=326 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:30:00 PST Hammer Support in SuSE Linux Kernel 2.6 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=333 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=333 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:14:00 PST AMD Announces Three New Processor Models http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=335 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=335 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 13 Mar 2002 00:47:00 PST AMD Announces Transition to .13um Technology http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=336 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=336 dkent@realworldtech.com (Dean Kent) Wed, 13 Mar 2002 00:55:00 PST 3DLabs announces PCI Express based Wildcat cards http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=337 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=337 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:25:00 PST Intel Announces Prescott Details at IDF http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=338 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=338 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sat, 01 Mar 2003 16:25:00 PST IBM Releases Select Information on Power5 MPUs http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=339 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=339 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:48:00 PST Sun Divides Server Lineup http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=340 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=340 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sat, 01 Mar 2003 17:48:00 PST Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Update http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=341 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=341 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sat, 01 Mar 2003 22:29:00 PST FTC Lawsuit Against Rambus Headed to Trial http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=343 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=343 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 05 Mar 2003 16:17:00 PST SCO Sues IBM Over UNIX Licensing Agreement http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=344 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=344 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 07 Mar 2003 17:36:00 PST Microsoft Guilty of Violating EU Antitrust Law http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=345 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=345 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:40:00 PST Intel Releases New Pentium M Processor http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=346 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=346 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 13 Mar 2003 02:06:00 PST Leadership Shakeup at Serverworks http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=347 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=347 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:38:00 PST Intel and VIA Settle Patent Lawsuits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=348 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=348 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 08 Apr 2003 00:15:00 PST AMD Launches Opteron Microprocessor http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=349 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=349 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:52:00 PST IDF Update: DDRII http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=350 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=350 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:27:00 PST IDF Update: Prescott http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=351 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=351 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:25:00 PST ISSCC '05: Toshiba, Sandisk 8Gbit Flash Device http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=352 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=352 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:58:00 PST ISSCC 2006: IBM PowerPC 970MP http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=353 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=353 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:31:00 PST ISSCC 2006: AMD Opteron http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=354 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=354 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:22:00 PST ISSCC 2006: Thyristor Based Cache Alternatives http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=355 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=355 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:31:00 PST ISSCC 2006: Human Body Wire http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=356 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=356 dwang@realworldtech.com (David T. Wang) Mon, 06 Mar 2006 01:54:00 PST IDF Day One Keynotes and Tidbits http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=357 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=357 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:43:00 PST HP Offers Itanium Enriched Blades http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=358 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=358 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:09:00 PST AMD's Fifth Column Lead by Former Intel Fellow http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=359 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=359 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:19:00 PST Intel Releases New Parallel Computing Tools http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=360 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=360 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:59:00 PST Intel's Tukwila Confirmed to be Quad Core http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=361 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=361 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Fri, 05 May 2006 17:07:00 PST SPEC Forms Power-Performance Committee http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=364 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=364 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 15 May 2006 09:15:00 PST Pat Gelsinger Speaks at Stanford http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=366 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=366 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:23:00 PST AMD's Design Center Bait and Switch http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=367 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=367 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:15:00 PST PA Semi Sampling to Partners http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=368 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=368 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:31:00 PST Intel's Update on Penryn and Nehalem http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=370 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=370 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:17:00 PST Intel's Caneland Platform Launch http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=371 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=371 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:46:00 PST AMD's Barcelona Launch http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=375 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=375 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:41:00 PST IDF in Review http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=378 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=378 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:12:00 PST Watching for AMD's 780 Chipset http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=380 http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?NewsID=380 dkanter@realworldtech.com (David Kanter) Sun, 04 May 2008 22:07:00 PST