#Intel is again using shady tactics to respond to an actually awesome #AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2 32 core CPU by demoing an overclocked(!) 28 core CPU, while 'forgetting' to mention the massive amounts of cooling and overclocking when talking about it on stage.
Source: https://www.techspot.com/news/75009-intel-28-core-fantasy-vs-amd-32-core.html
@MatejLach at least the #intel response to the #AMD jab (a 16-thread ThreadRipper in exchange for the 8086 for 40 winners) was clever and above the belt: https://www.techspot.com/news/75164-intel-responds-amd-wap-core-i7-8086k-threadripper.html -- marketing kept clean for once, even on social media!
@nickchapman Yeah, that's cool. Intel's certainly not having a great week, so I doubt they need another controversy. The cynic in me says this is why they played it this way, but Intel is a big company with some great people in it, so I might be wrong.
@MatejLach Yeah...I'm sure their marketing and PR probably cross-check one another...so no telling! I actually thought it was a little harsh of AMD in the first place, but Intel *had* just tried to upstage TR2 with a sham (or, at best, a price-wise incomparable product and lack of disclosure concerning the extreme overclock) of a 28-core @ 5GHz...like you mentioned, so I think they kinda had it coming.