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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    9 months ago

    At the same time as Tom’s Hardware made a very wrong and bogus claim

    Wait, so the claim about the thermal safety defect was incorrect? That changes everything, and it’s the other half of what I’ve been trying to figure out the whole time. I’ve been struggling to find any information on the claim one way or the other.

    • AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Not incorrect, just very technically irrelevant and misleading. The article in question isn’t outright lying, yes if you completely rip out the cooler when the CPU is at maximum it can be damaged, but they warped that into this supposedly big scary defect, which is manipulative at best

      • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        they warped that into this supposedly big scary defect, which is manipulative at best

        Ah, I see where you’re coming from now. Something like that is obviously a minor defect, and it should be treated as such.