Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 03:57:56 04/08/02
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On April 07, 2002 at 12:09:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 07, 2002 at 01:00:55, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>Last night I was cruising the CCC archives reading over discussions on various >>data representation approaches in chess programs, and I came across this >>statement from 1999 in this post: >>http://www.it.ro/ccc_search/ccc.php?art_id=39708 >> >>"Just wait 5 years and see if you can find a 32 bit machine left." >> >>Well we are 2 years away from the 5 year deadline. Do you still agree with this? > >Yes. The end is "in sight". > > > > >>I'm not trying to throw old quotes back at you or anything. I'm really more >>curious about how much longer it will be until 64-bit machines are the norm. >> >>I'm also curious if when the time comes that 64-bit machines are the norm, if >>they will be on par with the Hz speeds of the 32-bit machines. For example, >>right now you can get a 2.1 GHZ Athlon or 2.4 GHz P4 without having to take out >>a loan. If you want a 64-bit Itanium, you're looking at $2,500 - $7,000 for a >>chip that runs at 733-800 MHz (www.pricewatch.com). So once 64-bit machines are >>practical from a price standpoint, will they still be at a third of the speed we >>can get from a 32-bit machine? > >64 bit machines can run at identical clock speeds. The issue is price. As >demand increases, price will go down driving performance up. > > > >> >>If my data from pricewatch isn't entirely accurate please correct me. E.g. if >>there are other 64-bit chips that are cheaper and faster than Itanium. Heck, how >>much would a good 64-bit system cost today? >> >>Thanks, >>Russell > > >There are plenty of chips cheaper than Itanium and far faster... but Intel >is going to set the standard. The other vendors (HP, DEC/COMPAQ/whatever they >are today, MIPS, IBM, have been doing 64 bit chips for years. Intel is _way_ >behind... I am not so sure about this. Did you already try mckinley? 6 integer units or something? that'll kick butt of course.
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