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To: Rusty Johnson who wrote (1056)	2/20/1999 4:06:00 PM
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MDR Technical Library Special Report - Merced IA-64 Executive Summary mdronline.com@15077395qdcgpz/tech_lib/IA64/summary.html The first IA-64 processor, code-named Merced, will appear in 1999 using 0.18-micron technology. We expect it to operate at speeds of around 800 MHz and to deliver 50 SPECint95 and 100 SPECfp95 (base). In x86 mode, Merced could match the performance of a 500-MHz Pentium II, a mainstream processor in Intel's PC line in 1999. The IA-64 chip is likely to be upwards of 300 mm2, however, making it expensive to manufacture. The cost of Merced will come down over time as Intel moves it first to a 0.13-micron process around 2001 and then to a 0.10-micron process around 2004. These process changes will also boost the chip's performance over time. Intel plans to introduce in 2001 a second-generation IA-64 processor, which we call Merced II, offering even greater levels of performance. The new instruction set will allow Intel to deliver far more CPU performance than it can with x86 processors, performance as good as or better than that of its RISC competitors. Only the Alpha 21264 appears likely to compete with Merced's performance. Given this competitive advantage, Merced and its successors should rapidly dominate the workstation and server markets, supporting both Windows NT and several flavors of Unix. HP, Compaq, Sequent, NCR, and other large computer makers have committed fully to IA-64. IBM, Digital, and Silicon Graphics plan to offer both RISC and IA-64 systems, but we expect most customers will favor the IA-64 systems, diminishing support for RISC processors. Only Sun seems committed to a pure RISC strategy. Excerpt of Chapter Three ... IA-64 Software Model mdronline.com@15077395qdcgpz/tech_lib/IA64/excerpt_ch3.html Linux ... you ain't seen nothin' yet.