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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: peter_luc who wrote (48183)7/18/2001 8:31:39 AM
From: combjellyRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
"I remember that earlier this year AMD officials said that Hammer will be introduced at three times the clock speed of the original Athlon when it was introduced back in 1999. "

That is not what I remember. IIRC, the statement was a performance level 3 times the Athlon Classic, which topped at 1GHz. Since the Hammers will have a higher IPC than the ponies, a speed of 2.5GHz is likely.

Look at it this way. The ponies on 0.18 micron can likely reach 1.7GHz or so. Say that the gains from going to a bulk 0.13 micron process are fairly small, make it 20%, much of that gain coming from using a low-k dielectric than from the smaller geometries. That means 2GHz is about it on the bulk process. Now according to IBM and others, SOI should give an additional 30-35% and that means a clockrate of 2.6-2.7GHz for a Barton. The Hammers are supposed to have additional pipeline stages and a greater IPC (I'll believe this when I see it). Say it adds two stages, since the current designs have a 10 stage pipe, we should see an addition 10-20% boost over that. Assuming that there aren't any bottlenecks introduced into the Hammers, AMD should see close to, if not more than, 3GHz with the Hammers. Could be more, could be less if there are speedpath limited.
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