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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (95632)2/28/2000 10:36:00 AM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573228
 
Cirruslvr,

Thanks for the link. This quote is for Elmer

Ok, let it be clear: a 1.5 GHz Willamette does not contain a 3 GHz ALU! No 0.18 process, not even Intel's, which is, according to some sources, between 5 and 10% better than AMD's, is able to produce units that switch at such high rates.

Scumbria



To: Cirruslvr who wrote (95632)2/28/2000 12:08:00 PM
From: kash johal  Respond to of 1573228
 
Scumbria,

re: "Willys ALU"

Yup, sure looks like Intel marketing been caught in a little lie.

Speaking of which Elmer the dumba$$ must work for intel marketing.

Par for the course I say.

regards,

Kash



To: Cirruslvr who wrote (95632)2/28/2000 1:38:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573228
 
Cirrus, from your link, it seems that Willamette's double-pumped integer unit does in fact handle Read-After-Write hazards:

Results that complete in the earlier half of the clock can (in at least the described cases) be forwarded directly to a computation issued into the second half of the clock.

This is big news in my opinion. A double-pumped integer unit that can handle RAW hazards will be more efficient than doubling the number of units. So even though Willamette has fewer integer units than Athlon (actually, it's more complicated than that), it will be able to execute more instructions per main clock than Athlon. And that's what really counts.

Tenchusatsu



To: Cirruslvr who wrote (95632)2/28/2000 3:59:00 PM
From: Paul Engel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573228
 
Cringe - Re: "This link has an Intel rep saying Willy's ALU does NOT run at 3GHz. It is double pumped like AGP and I guess Willy's bus. "

By that definition, the AthWipey DOES NOT HAVE a 200 MHz FSB - it has, simply, a double pumped 100 MHz FSB.

Now - rationalize your way out of this !

Paul


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