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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin

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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (53404)	9/14/2000 5:30:07 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) of 93625

Jim, here's another question. If RDRAM is supposed to be so bad in performance, why does Intel only publish SPEC2000 results with RDRAM-based platforms (both 820 and 840)? Why aren't there any SPEC2000 results with 815? Several possibilities: 1) The Conspiracy Theory: Intel is artificially inflating RDRAM performance. They figured that getting the highest SPEC2000 scores possible isn't as important as basing an entire multi-billion dollar business on illusion. 2) The Lack of Effort on 815/PC133: Intel does a wonderful job making the best use of RDRAM memory bandwidth in their SPEC benchmarking efforts. But what if Intel spent as much time and effort optimizing SPEC for 815/PC133? 3) The Advantage of RDRAM: Intel already knows that RDRAM is simply better for SPEC than PC133, period. Of course, that brings up the question: is SPEC an accurate reflection of real-world applications? So what's your (final) answer? Tenchusatsu

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