Articles Archive

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ACR vs. CNR - Sizing Up Riser Card Standards

The industry is currently faced with two proposals for riser card standards loaded with PC communications and new audio features.  This article puts Intel's CNR (Communications Networking Riser) head to head with the industry's open ACR (Advanced Communications Riser) Examine the technical merits of each standard and gain insight into the broader market issues and what this battle foreshadows for the industry.

 

PCI-X vs. Infiniband

The direction of server I/O technology has been hotly debated over the last couple years. The debate is heating up as the spotlight is now squarely focused on PCI-X vs. InfiniBand. Find out how do these two complimentary technologies stack up when we put them head-to-head.

 

Athlon + DDR  

AMD’s new 760 DDR platform represents the latest in a string of winning platform advances. So how does AMD stack up against Intel’s best?

 

Pentium 4 vs. Dual P3  

Performance characterization of Pentium III and Pentium 4 in dual processor, workstation environments.  Can a single P4 compete with a dual PIII system?

 

PIII + DDR Performance Analysis  

Performance analysis of VIA's Apollo PRO266 DDR Chipset plus Pentium III.

 

ACR vs. CNR  

Two riser card standards have been proposed, Intel's CNR and the industry's ACR.  This article examines the battle over PC audio & communications integration standards.  

 

Intel Platform Roadmap Update  

Update and analysis on Intel's desktop processor, chip set and memory roadmap and strategy.  

 

Intel P4 Platform Roadmap Analysis

A concise analysis of Intel's P4 Platform roadmap  and what you should expect to hear at Fall IDF.

 

Value PC Platforms - VIA vs. Intel  

VIA's ProSavage PM133 takes on Intel's 810e - Plus, see how it stacks up against the 820.

 

DDR vs. Dual Channel Rambus  

How DDR measures up to Intel's 840 platform.

 

ACR vs. Intel's CNR  

Battle over PC Communications Integration.

 

800MHz Platforms Analysis

 

DDR vs. Rambus: A Hands-on Performance Comparison

 

The Intel Bandwidth Benchmark

 

VIA Platform Performance Analysis: PC133 and Virtual Channel

 

Articles - Published at Tom's Hardware Guide

 

Rambus on Alternate Platforms

Published September 23, 1998

 

Performance Impact of Rambus

Published August 14, 1998

 

Performance Impact of Low Latency DRAM

Published July 29, 1998

 

AGP and Graphics Memory

Published July 23, 1998

 

Does AGP Really Improve Performance?

Published July 2, 1998

 

DRAM Performance: Latency vs. Bandwidth

Published July 10, 1998