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To: chipguy who wrote (241471)	9/29/2007 3:08:02 PM
From: fastpathguru	Read Replies (1) of 275872

Re: IPF/Xeon interoperability on CSI: If the board implemented all performance, RAS, and power delivery capabilities to use IPF processors to their full advantage then it would be too expensive and overkill to use with Xeons compared to a mainstream Xeon board. If it was cost oriented and targeted Xeon CSI mainstream capability then plugging IPF chips into it would deliver much lower performance and functionality than a full featured IPF motherboard. If RAS is a property of the platform, what are the remaining benefits that IPF provides over Xeon? Lower cost, x86(-64) compatibility, R&D dollars, & "tick-tock" are all advantages for the Xeon processor. It's pretty likely that Xeon is at the very least comparable to IPF in raw performance by now... I'd think a boutique x86 platform would benefit both Intel's Xeon and IPF (via volume efficiencies) efforts. Just seems like a re-hash of the idea that got Intel into trouble post-y2k: Hamstringing Xeon to push IPF. fpg

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