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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (81407)	11/29/1999 2:06:00 PM
From: Charles R	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583798

Tenchusatsu, <So it's apparent that until Thunderbird (Thunderbolt? Thunderwing? Thunderthighs?) arrives, the Athlon core could lag behind Coppermine in performance scalability. > It is pretty amazing to me that anyone can even suggest that Athlon core would lag behind Coppermine in performance scalability. From all indications, AMD is probably not yielding anything below 700MHz and Intel is not yielding anything above 750MHz on their respective 180nm processes. It may not be obvious yet but I do not particularly believe there is a contest here. Chuck

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (81407)	11/29/1999 2:15:00 PM
From: Goutam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583798

Tenchusatsu, I wouldn't call that "a smart decision" because it implies that AMD could have gone with an alternative decision. AMD had no choice but to stick with an off-chip cache. They would love to move to an on-die version as soon as possible, but manufacturing concerns keep them from getting there. LOL... Doesn't the AMD's weakness you pointed above makes AMD choice of off-chip cache "a smart decision" - a decision made to bolster manufacturability and MHz while being cognizant of their weaknesses, strengths, limited resources, and their competitive position? Regards, Goutama