Re:Intel’s palpable desperation on display with Rocket Lake
by woofie11 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:57AM
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> The one area that Intel has managed to maintain superiority is quality. Intel is still the thing to buy if you want minimum glitches.
This is kind of a big one, and why I prefer Intel. I can't see it continuing, though. Intel will feel pressure to:
* spin products to seem even somewhat competitive
* reduce their margins on clock speed (historically, they overclocked well because of conservative margins), and run a little too fast/too hot
* push things out the door before they're ready
I don't care very much about a 50% performance difference, but I do care a lot about stability. If Intel can maintain a quality lead, I'm likely to keep buying Intel.
Few executive teams have that long-term discipline.
This is kind of a big one, and why I prefer Intel. I can't see it continuing, though. Intel will feel pressure to:
* spin products to seem even somewhat competitive
* reduce their margins on clock speed (historically, they overclocked well because of conservative margins), and run a little too fast/too hot
* push things out the door before they're ready
I don't care very much about a 50% performance difference, but I do care a lot about stability. If Intel can maintain a quality lead, I'm likely to keep buying Intel.
Few executive teams have that long-term discipline.