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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (82446)	12/9/1999 2:54:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1584044

Pravin - Re: "How could Intel allow AMD to sell processors for $800 a piece?" AMD sets AMD's CPU prices - not Intel. Paul

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (82446)	12/9/1999 2:56:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584044

Pravin - Re: "it is due to the low latency on-chip L2 cache. If AMD can ever figure out how to successfully implement a similar cache, Athlon scores will skyrocket." Yes. Thanks for that excuse. I'm sure AMD will have such a product real soon. Paul

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (82446)	12/9/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584044

Re: "You know as well as anyone else that it is due to the low latency on-chip L2 cache. If AMD can ever figure out how to successfully implement a similar cache, Athlon scores will skyrocket." Of course he knows. AMD already knows how to do large caches. Their K7 L1 is 4x the size of Intel's. It's their process that won't yield well. Seen many K63s around? Ever wonder why they're introducing a K62+ when everyone will tell you the L2 needs to be at least 4x the L1? Ironic how a better core is neutralized by better process control. EP