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To: plantlife who wrote (210792)9/13/2006 10:36:38 AM
From: j3pflynnRespond to of 275872
 
plantlife - Because AMD continually improves their transistors, with the last 90nm transistor being the same as the initial 65nm transistor. But improvements will continue, so eventually 65nm will pay off more and more in that respect.



To: plantlife who wrote (210792)9/13/2006 10:37:14 AM
From: brushwudRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Why do you believe 65nm process won't do much for performance???

Aren't you distorting what I said just a little? I merely questioned the moderator who said "huge".

My thought was that speed-power improvements happen continuously over time, not as a step function from 90 nm to 65 nm, but you guys have sure set me straight. AMD's initial 65 nm parts will use half as much power with identical performance and go into the notebook market, right?



To: plantlife who wrote (210792)9/13/2006 10:40:27 AM
From: jspeedRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
His assesment is amusing. Typically you can trade power for frequency. Ask any overclocker.

The bottom line is that we don't know what AMD will do with their power and speed bins in the new process. It really depends on what makes the most money.


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