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To: Elmer who wrote (26262)	11/29/1997 11:47:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 1572600

Very good discussion here. I'm impressed. Jim

To: Elmer who wrote (26262)	11/30/1997 1:23:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572600

Elmer, <AMD used these same techniques in designing the K6.> You apparently have a vague understanding of the difference between a general RISC idea and particular implemenation. AMD stresses everywhere that they have the shortest instruction latencies. When a design uses the "short tick" rule, the latencies become longer (by definition). Therefore, it is apparent that the gesign with longer latencies (P-II) has shorter "tick rule" than a design with shorter latency (K6). I am not expecting you to comprehend this and will not elaborate this issue further. <This is why the Intel design is so effective is SMP servers> This is not entirely true. The Intel servers have better PERFORMANCE/PRICE ratio. This is not the same as "so effective" as compared to real servers. Try to understand this: in business of servers, people need absolute performance, not relative performance/price ratio. What would be a reason for a server that is VERY cheap but makes only a few transaction per minute (TPM)? The Intel's best TPM/$ is a common misconception and Intel's marketing hype. <and why you don't see any socket7 SMP servers. > Wrong again, dear Elmer. The socket7 targeted the desktop/laptop market sector, and never was intended for servers. That's why you cannot see a thing that never intended to be as such. That simple. Ali.