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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (57062)	5/3/1999 1:47:00 AM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Respond to of 1573902

Re: "But, to be fair, the K7 isn't only supposed to increase the performance per MHz, despite the 9-issue execution unit, the 128K oversized L1 cache, the deeper buffers, the 200 MHz point-to-point bus, yada yada. As Scumbria correctly points out, the K7 is designed for higher frequencies than the K6 could ever achieve, just like the P6 core is designed for higher frequencies than the Pentium." Right. It will be VERY nteresting to see what speed bins AMD introduces the K7 at, because it will give us a good idea where AMD's .25u process technology is compared to Intel. If they only intro the part at 500 MHz, then it's pretty clear that AMD remains behind. If they release a 550 MHz part, then it's questionable. If AMD releases the K7 at 600 Mhz, then I'd say AMD has definitely achieved parity. Of course, the success of the K7 (and AMD) no longer hinges of .25u, but on .18u. Kevin