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To: Scumbria who wrote (80640)	5/9/1999 11:09:00 AM
From: sridhar ramasami	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

To all, surprised at thread. I am shocked that you guys are discussing relevant and technical matters instead of slinging mud at each other like a normal thread. What is the world coming to ? Sridhar

To: Scumbria who wrote (80640)	5/9/1999 1:06:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

SCUMbria - Your cache performance calculations are even worse than your investment choices. Intel's internal testing has shown that a 533 MHz Coppermine outperforms a 600 MHz Pentium /// with off-chip 512K 1/2 speed cache. June is only 22 days away - how far away is the desKtop 7 ? Paul

To: Scumbria who wrote (80640)	5/9/1999 7:01:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Scumbria, check out Intel's performance brief on the Pentium II Dixon: developer.intel.com As you know, Intel replaced the 512K of off-chip L2 cache in the Mobile Deschutes with 256K of on-die L2 cache in Dixon. This led to a 5% speedup in Business Winstone 99. SpecInt95 was even better, a 7% speedup, and SpecFP95 saw a 13-14% speedup. However, MultiMediaMark 99 saw no difference and 3DMarkCPU saw only a miniscule improvement. So in essence, the benefits of moving from a 512K off-chip L2 cache to a 256K on-die version will vary widely with the application. Toss Rambus and AGP into the equation, and you'll have quite a complex performance model. Tenchusatsu