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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 246.76-0.5%Nov 14 9:30 AM EST
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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (7315)9/1/2000 2:50:03 PM
From: hmalyRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Jim Re...<<<<<Doesn't sound like the P4 is built with the hobbyist/gamer in mind...if he is on a budget.
sharkyextreme.com <<<<<<

Jim, it looks like this guy isn't exactly a great visionary or planner.

<<<<. But we have to admit, after receiving AMD's PR spiel on why x86-64 was so wonderful, we scratched our heads for quite awhile wondering why the heck they were even bothering.

The thing that made us question AMD's thinking is that AMD's primary markets are low-end mobile, low-end desktop and enthusiast. All the gee whiz advantages of 64-bit computing don't make a hair's breadth of difference to those markets. <<<<<

Maybe Scumbia would know better than me but isn't it quite likely speed enhancements in future chips could come easier by doing multi cores on a chip, rather than gimmicks like the double clocked ALU P4. In other words,other than shrinks, because it is getting harder and harder to speed up or add pipelines, ten yrs from now, with 32 or 64 bit computers, most new desktops could have multicore designs; and does a P4 have a chance of beating a 2 or 4 core chip? The Hammer, while being aimed initially at the server market, could actually be AMD's stealth high end desktop chip; actually made for it's speed and IPC power rather than servers. The fact that it could be a great low end server would be an added bonus, rather than it's main function.
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