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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (43636)6/10/2001 11:07:31 AM
From: combjellyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
"What about the cache? The big 512k-1g-2g cache needed to encroach on high end server territory?"

I don't know if a cache larger than maybe 512k will buy you anything at current clock rates. The Xeons need it because they have to share a low-bandwith memory channel. With EV6 and DDR, I don't think AMD needs more. An with the likelihood that a larger L2 cache will have an impact on the max. clock rate...



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (43636)6/10/2001 11:07:43 AM
From: dale_laroyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
>What about the cache? The big 512k-1g-2g cache needed to encroach on high end server territory?<

Perhaps what really killed Mustang was the Mamba chipset. With 8MB of L3 cache in the chipset and Point-to-Point bus dual Palomino processors would make it difficult for dual Mustang processors to compete.


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