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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (6165)8/22/2000 6:23:48 PM
From: ScumbriaRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
Cirrus,

A deep pipeline requires a lot of die area for latches. Also, the high clock rate requires large drivers.

Of course, the itsy-bitsy L1 data cache saved some die area.....

Scumbria



To: Cirruslvr who wrote (6165)8/22/2000 6:31:24 PM
From: kapkan4uRespond to of 275872
 
<Maybe the SSE2 takes up a LOT of die space, or is it just because of the 20 stage pipeline? >

Willy is paying for Hyper-hyped 20 stage pipeline and the Trace Cache fantasy.

Kap


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