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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)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago

This is like the nerd equivalent of doping...

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Sir, your Intel bribe payments...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

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