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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (71374)	9/8/1999 10:38:00 AM
From: dumbmoney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574491

I was just giving the upper MHz for the K7 (1000 MHz at .25u and 1400 on .18u, as I've been told. Well, now you know better.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (71374)	9/8/1999 10:45:00 AM
From: Process Boy	Respond to of 1574491

Jim - <By comparing the K7 MHz at .25u vs the Intel CuMine at .18u, you have opened up yourself quite a bit.> I don't consider the current K7 process a real .25 process, so I guess I disagree with your estimates when you say 1000 @ .25, because I believe they are halfway to .18 now. Time will tell. I do not expect a big performance jump from ".25" to what they say will be .18, even with Cu. I could be wrong. I am making a prediction based on other things I do know about their process. Again, I'm sorry. I have no problem with predictions of the upper end of what the K7 will scale to. What I do have a problem with is bold claims that K7 will magically scale in some inordinate fashion time wise, and that it'll blow Intel's MHz ramp out of the water. Actually, I expect it to be quite a horse race. AMD could win it, but Intel could too, IMO. I have a theory on why Steve is so excited, and what he is possibly being fed. Maybe I'll broach the subject if it seems appropriate. PB