Why did Bulldozer disappoint? Some possible answers

Stefan Mileschin · 1st June 2012, 07:34

AMD's "Bulldozer" microarchitecture has been something of a disappointment, particularly in the FX desktop processors, where it doesn't consistently outperform AMD's prior-generation Phenom II chips. Since Bulldozer is the first full refresh of AMD's primary x86 architecture in many years, we've been left with lots of questions about why, exactly, the new microarchitecture hasn't performed up to expectations.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/23019

1st June 2012, 07:34	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,563	Why did Bulldozer disappoint? Some possible answers AMD's "Bulldozer" microarchitecture has been something of a disappointment, particularly in the FX desktop processors, where it doesn't consistently outperform AMD's prior-generation Phenom II chips. Since Bulldozer is the first full refresh of AMD's primary x86 architecture in many years, we've been left with lots of questions about why, exactly, the new microarchitecture hasn't performed up to expectations. http://techreport.com/discussions.x/23019

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