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Itanium Article : Intel set to roll out Itanium chips
zdii.com
From the article :
Analysts say that despite multiple delays, Itanium has aged well for the most part.
"Given how late the chip is, its performance, especially on technical applications, is still pretty impressive," said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at researcher Insight 64. The chip will provide the largest performance increases for floating point-intensive applications, such as graphic art programs and computer-aided design, he said.
Meanwhile, when it comes to other applications, "Intel does have some room for improvement," Brookwood said.
Initial price lists indicated that the chip would range in cost from $4,227 for an 800MHz Itanium with 4MB of performance-enhancing tertiary cache memory to over $3,500 for a 733MHz Itanium with 2MB of tertiary cache.
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This should help Intel margins moving forward.
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