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To: Paul Engel who wrote (76002)	10/19/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Rob Young	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573092

<Regarding Merced - you are ignoring TWO of its most compelling features - its SMP scalability for SERVER applications and FPU horsepower for Workstation Applications.> Not ignoring .. Merced is a step up from IA-32 but when we look at the SERVER stuff you are referring to Merced, wins 8+ CPUs. I suggest Willamette will do better in the 4 CPU range, the majority. As for FPU.. sure. Which workstation OS? Monterey? Linux? Back to Server.. if we see a 32 CPU Merced server , that box competes with IBM's 24 CPU S80, HP's next gen V series, Sun's follow-on to UE 6500 and UE 10000 and Compaq's GS320 aka Wildfire, best of them all. Now tell me, who is pushing this 32 CPU Merced server and which OS, Monterey? Linux.. much cheaper and faster Alphas. Merced workstation won't be a Linux winner unless we suppose something dramatic goes askew between now and next October. Tench and I have had this exchange , i.e. Merced positioning. If Willamette is brought forward, Merced is squeezed even further than expected... especially if Willamette brings in 45 SpecInt95, can't we expect fairly high bandwidth there also? I believe Willamette is a big winner.. just what Intel needs to stave off Athlon. Merced a big winner in 2001, sure. No one knows how though. Rob