"Each bulldozer module will have 2 integer cores and a shared FPU. When you consider that 80-90% of the work is integer, this is a great way to keep the performance up and reduce power consumption.
For those that said HT was such a great technology because for 5% more die space they get a 10-20% performance bump, the word from our engineers is that adding a second integer core to each bulldozer module is ~5% silicon but nets ~80% performance uplift over a single integer core.
I have been saying for a long time that the HT tradeoff was not worth it, this is why.
You'll see bulldozer-based products with generally the same power and thermals that you see on today's products, but with significantly more throughput."
John Fruehe
"Minden negyedik-ötödik magyar funkcionális analfabéta – derült ki a nemzetközi felmérésekből."
