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To: Elmer who wrote (39235)	10/13/1998 10:15:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1577591

Elmer, The offboard L2 interface will not match up to Intel's onboard L2 because Intel will be able to do a much wider data bus with the cache on the die than they would do off die. Too many pins would add too much to the costs of the package and the board. How wide is L2 path to L1 on Mendocino? Joe

To: Elmer who wrote (39235)	10/13/1998 10:36:00 PM
From: Maxwell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577591

Elmer: <<Todays foil flipping session was nothing more than that. No benchmarks and no silicon. Just more hype.>> I am glad that you like the K7. It is the same K7 that I have been talking about. << One can only conclude that they don't exist.>> Wow, I didn't know the K7 was that good for you to make such absurd statement. <<Where are the benchmarks?>> Why don't you dissect the chip and make an estimate for yourself and compare to the Katmai. Neither company, AMD and Intel, will show their benchmarking. Microprocessor Reports will make an estimate in this month issue. Go to this site and study the architecture amd.com If all you can say is that "they don't exist" then you must be impressed. I expect to see some good technical discussion from you. Maxwell

To: Elmer who wrote (39235)	10/13/1998 10:49:00 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577591

Elmer, Re: "K7 looks like a nice concept but hardly the fastest CPU in the world as Maxwell claimed. Todays foil flipping session was nothing more than that. No benchmarks and no silicon. Just more hype." The K7 will be hard pressed to be manufactured at 500mhz in AMD's .25um process without changes to their FET architecture (Leff, gate thickness, doping profiles ...). I expect that any demonstration of the K7 will be done at lower temperatures. I mean, who wants a K7 at 380mhz ?? Make It So, Yousef