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To: RDM who wrote (2881)	7/29/2000 5:27:49 PM
From: DRBES	Respond to of 275872

Thank you! My education, slow as it progresses in this area, continues. Please do be patient with me if some of my posts appear to be ill informed. They are. Regards, DARBES

To: RDM who wrote (2881)	7/29/2000 8:45:17 PM
From: EricRR	Respond to of 275872

My surprise from the 1.4 GHz Willamette< 1.0 Ghz P3 integer results (these are the most important benchmarks for many common applications) is that despite being clock fast that it did not prevail. My conclusion, applying Scumbria's Law, is that either the Willamette is capable being clocked faster than 1.4 GHz or the there is some kind of optimal pipeline depth for a given design Most risc pipelines are about 8 units in length. (alpha and PA risc are 7 each) Pipelining only allows for increased clock speeds if the pipe is well balanced (ie each unit can complete its work in an equal amount of time). Even so, do to mispredicts, increasing the pipeline length will not necessarily increase performance. Willy was designed by the marketing deptartment.