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testeronious@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Industry group invalidates 2,600 official Intel CPU benchmarks — SPEC says the company's compiler used unfair optimizations to boost performance

www.tomshardware.com

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Industry group invalidates 2,600 official Intel CPU benchmarks — SPEC says the company's compiler used unfair optimizations to boost performance

www.tomshardware.com

testeronious@lemmy.world to Hardware@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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It mostly affects Sapphire Rapids benchmarks.
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    This is like the nerd equivalent of doping…

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    isn’t this basically what Volkswagen did with their Diesel engines to make their emissions look better?

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      VW had a trigger in their software that would make the engines more efficient if they sensed they were being tested. Chip speed isnt indepedently tested so Intel just rigged the test.

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      Yup, exactly what I thought seeing the title; they pulled a VW…

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    I am shocked, shocked to find that optimization is going on in here.

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      Sir, your Intel bribe payments…

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    Can’t wait for the UseBenchmark article claiming this is an AMD conspiracy

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