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Intel Responds to RAM Benchmarks

by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 15, 2000 6:39am PDT
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The Register has some quotes from an Intel spokesperson saying the Intel benchmarks showing that SDRAM on a i815 chipset motherboard can be faster than the expensive RAMBUS ram they want to shove down our throats, aren't saying much.

"Today's benchmarks run their tests consecutively, which doesn't give Rambus a chance to show how well it performs when there's a lot of heavy memory usage.
"We're working with the major benchmarking organisations to develop more realistic test methodologies which will show the kind of performance of which Rambus is capable."
I imagine working with a benchmark organisation goes like this "Please make a benchmark that has RAMBUS ram come out as the winner. Here is your $".


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    By: MarksmanX x
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    Rambus is a stupid idea and there are better alternatives. But Intel has invested in a lot and expect us the consumers to pay for their investment in Rambus. As long they have money and own over 50% of the consumer industry. Expect Rambus to be a part of your life. As you can clearly see the I8xx series donÂ’t work well with standard RAM. Their chipset is designed for Rambus and Rambus only.

    #34, Intel said they might support DDR memory, they didnÂ’t say they will 100% support. What is 100% sure is they will support Rambus for their future motherboards.
    Jul 15, 2000 4:03pm PDT