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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Elmer who wrote (39957)10/24/1998 1:25:00 AM
From: Kevin K. Spurway  Read Replies (1) of 1574005
 
Re: "the K7 will be a disappoint. They are clearly coming up short and those who know the business can see it. They lack of L2 tells volumes."

Bad news Elmer. There's no on chip L2 for one good reason: when the K7 comes out, nothing Intel has will be able to touch it. So why bother increasing the performance even more? 128k L1, 1/2 speed L2, and 200 MHz EV/6 bus (not to mention the monster K7 core) are more than enough to blow any sixth generation Intel design derivation off the map.

After the K7 is released, look for AMD to add on-chip L2 within six months to address the server and high end workstation markets. Intel's only hope is to accelerate their process roadmap, because nothing Intel has on the drawing board will come close to matching K7 clock for clock on the desktop.

Kevin
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