SPEC says Intel's Xeon processors were using a compiler that artificially inflated the results of its industrial benchmark by as much as 9%.

Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results::SPEC says Intel’s Xeon processors were using a compiler that artificially inflated the results of its industrial benchmark by as much as 9%.

  • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    some time later AMD brought their asses to court and sued over it, with literally billions in damages and agreements that Intel had to pay.

    A ha! This part of the story hasn’t been brought up yet, and it sounds like it would completely change my opinion.

    • AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      7 months ago

      https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5AB2LL/

      AMD has argued that Intel used illegal means to preserve its 80 percent share of the global market for central processing units, which are the brains of personal computers. Regulators in Asia and Europe have agreed, imposing fines and other remedies on Intel. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is close to filing its own complaint, sources have said.

      • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        I read that article and looked around a bit, and I can’t find anything related to AMD’s thermal safety mechanisms. What am I missing?