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To: Pink Minion who wrote (51378)9/1/2001 3:41:26 PM
From: Gottfried  Respond to of 70976
 
ex-Dilbert, Intel realizes MHz is not enough...

>"Intel will continue to invest in the product development, manufacturing and process technologies that will allow us to lead in microprocessor speed," said Otellini. "While this focus on raw processor speed is important, it's not sufficient to drive the levels of growth and innovation that will allow our industry to prosper."<

"Intel Outlines Future Technology Directions"
intel.com



To: Pink Minion who wrote (51378)9/1/2001 5:30:40 PM
From: Mark Marcellus  Respond to of 70976
 
What ever happened to using MIPS (million instruction per second) for a benchmark?

Didn't that metric become discredited when makers of RISC processors used it to compare themselves to CISC? I think any benchmark is doomed to irrelevance once the marketing department starts using it.


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