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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 215.32-0.2%Dec 30 3:59 PM EST
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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (43636)6/10/2001 11:07:31 AM
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"What about the cache? The big 512k-1g-2g cache needed to encroach on high end server territory?"

I don't know if a cache larger than maybe 512k will buy you anything at current clock rates. The Xeons need it because they have to share a low-bandwith memory channel. With EV6 and DDR, I don't think AMD needs more. An with the likelihood that a larger L2 cache will have an impact on the max. clock rate...
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