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To: Tony Viola who wrote (138586)7/3/2001 12:07:54 PM
From: maui_dude  Read Replies (3) of 186894
 
Tony, Re : "why would any spec parameter go backwards from one generation chip to the next?"

If McKinley has a much better SpecInt than Merced, equal or slightly inferior specFPU, would you call it taking a step backward ?

you are working on the same process generation (Mckinley and merced on .18). What gives then ? OK, maybe a little less x86 compatibility in McKinley. But if you want a much larger cache and a much better specInt, you have to give up other aspects (even accounting for a better McKinley microarchitecture).

Maui.
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