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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (239624)8/30/2007 9:37:32 PM
From: Dan3Read Replies (3) of 275872
 
Re: The funny thing is that Intel has been speculatively fetching data for quite some time now. It's called "memory disambiguation,"

Exactly his point - it's why 4 socket Intel systems are barely faster than 2 socket Intel systems and there's no point to an 8 socket Intel system since it's slower than a 4 socket Intel system (unless you add a heroic chipset bandage that only HP and IBM seem to be able to design.

Intel's MP chipsets haven't been able to cut it.
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