AMD announce a 12 core CPU coming?

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Some tech sites are reporting on the possibility of a 12-core APU with the leak of some AMD PR material. Here is what the PR truly means.

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'12 compute cores' more like. I'm pretty sure it'll be 8 GPU cores and 4 cpu cores. Exactly like the current 7850k top-of-the-line APU.
 
'12 compute cores' more like. I'm pretty sure it'll be 8 GPU cores and 4 cpu cores. Exactly like the current 7850k top-of-the-line APU.

Precisely, I don't know how the other sites forgotten this. A silly oversight, hence why i felt i had to write this rather than dismissing the rumor.
 
Precisely, I don't know how the other sites forgotten this. A silly oversight, hence why i felt i had to write this rather than dismissing the rumor.
tbh if it was 12 cpu core FM2+ cpu it wouldn't ever be utilised properly.That said, Kaveri's cpu cores are stronger than most Bulldozer cpus so it probably would do well in certain situations.
 
Not in games without a dedicated gpu.

In terms of single core IPC performance I reckon that 4790k will have better single core ipc than the 12 core amd.

If amd fails again, the 4c/8t 4790k will beat a 12 core amd @ the same clocks with 12 cores in most benchmarks
 
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In terms of single core IPC performance I will bet you that 4790k will have better single core ipc than the 12 core amd.

If amd fails again, the 4c/8t 4790k will beat a 12 core amd @ the same clocks with 12 cores in most benchmarks

You guys are forgetting that a 12 CORE AMD ISN'T COMING!

A 12 compute Unit APU is, the die size of a 12 core AMD would be massive! It would definitely need a new socket. Big Die sizes are expensive.

It is another quad core coming, with Excavator CPU cores and next gen GCN cores attached. hopefully AMD have enough CPU grunt this time.
 
In terms of single core IPC performance I will bet you that 4790k will have better single core ipc than the 12 core amd.

If amd fails again, the 4c/8t 4790k will beat a 12 core amd @ the same clocks with 12 cores in most benchmarks

They're aimed at different price brackets. Its 12 compute cores for starters, which is almost defiantly 8 gpu cores and 4cpu cores (or the other way round). Not just 12 cpu cores. In games, without an actual gpu, the AMD APU will beat the i7. The integrated graphics aren't any good, even with the improvements intel have made.
 
12 compute units I think too... Theres no possibility to push out a 12 core APU unit at the moment for AMD. Theres no enught pin in the sockets they are using. I hope the Excavator architecture will bring some performance in memmory using and compute power too...
 
They're aimed at different price brackets. Its 12 compute cores for starters, which is almost defiantly 8 gpu cores and 4cpu cores (or the other way round). Not just 12 cpu cores. In games, without an actual gpu, the AMD APU will beat the i7. The integrated graphics aren't any good, even with the improvements intel have made.

90% of gamers don't game on integrated graphics. Intel does the right thing, instead investing all into the igpu side, they put the priority towards raw power
 
90% of gamers don't game on integrated graphics. Intel does the right thing, instead investing all into the igpu side, they put the priority towards raw power

Don't generalise. You've got to remember that not everyone has the money to put an i7 in a gaming machine. AMD aren't gunning for the i7, I don't think you understand that. They've given up with going for the high end ages ago and instead are betting on small, efficient cpus for the lower end/tablets. APUs make much more sense in a HPC for example.
 
In terms of single core IPC performance I reckon that 4790k will have better single core ipc than the 12 core amd.

If amd fails again, the 4c/8t 4790k will beat a 12 core amd @ the same clocks with 12 cores in most benchmarks

That's not the point of an APU

Then again, which gamer buys an expensive CPU, without also getting a GPU?

90% of gamers don't game on integrated graphics. Intel does the right thing, instead investing all into the igpu side, they put the priority towards raw power

And 90% of all users are either casual gamers or not gamers at all. APUs have a far larger audience than CPUs. You have to realize that people like us are a minority.
 
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