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To: wanna_bmw who wrote (81071)	5/30/2002 11:47:40 AM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 275872

Re: The SPEC integer score was 701 Itanic is an in-order CPU, and, as such, it will be particularly sensitive to multi-pass, data-optimizing compilation. SPEC scores, using data optimizing compilers, can be somewhat misleading, even on OOE CPUs. For Itanium, until we see benchmarks that reflect a normal operating environment, the jury continues to be very much out. Itanium has been shipping for a full year, now, yet, for some reason, we still haven't any performance reports for anything but "SPEC Special" compiler results, results for exe's that are targeted to a particular, pre-built, dataset. Intel Launches Itanium Company targets next-generation 64-bit processor at servers and workstations. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, May 29, 2001 pcworld.com It's been a year, will someone ever buy one of these things and let us know how they work?

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (81071)	5/30/2002 12:34:13 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

The SPEC integer score was 701. I was actually expecting a bit better than this. The FP though was right where I thought it would be. EP

To: wanna_bmw who wrote (81071)	5/30/2002 1:10:14 PM
From: dumbmoney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

wanna, you sure do view IA-64 with rose colored glasses. Don't you think it's a little strange that a brand new, cost-no-object design using a shiny new (and supposedly much superior) architecture can't outperform a low-cost commodity x86 CPU, loaded down with 23+ years of architectural crud? For years we had to endure "Sure, Itanium sucks, but Wait for McKinley! It'll blow your socks off!". Well, Itanium II: The Sequal is here (at least on paper), and my socks aren't blowing.