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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (50524)8/9/2001 5:29:22 PM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (2) of 275872
 
Jim, Re: "I think a CPU that has to rely on a crutch like SSE2 to get good benchmarks is a poorly designed chip."

If you think that, then you ought to extend your statement to many of Intel's previous generations, because many past micro-architectures have needed software optimizations to truly break away from the older designs. The Pentium needed code that favored a pipelined processor, the P6 needed code that favored an out-of-order processor, and now Netburst needs code that makes use of a new instruction set. If you are going to make a point that optimizations are a crutch to an otherwise poor design, then I have to hand it to Intel for becoming a multi-billion dollar industry based on making the most out of what they have.

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