Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 02:20:34 01/18/01
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On January 18, 2001 at 04:58:47, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On January 18, 2001 at 04:35:22, David Blackman wrote: > >>On January 17, 2001 at 23:21:19, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>The 64 bit address space and 64 bit native operations are unique to those two >>>(and a smattering of other chips that nobody will ever care about). >> >>He means Itanium and Alpha. >> >>AMD is planning a 64 bit chip called Sledgehammer. It isn't here yet, but it is >>quite possible they will deliver in quantity about the same time Intel do. Also >>quite possible they will be more succesful in the market. Wait and see. > >Sledgehammer is just a beefed up x86 architecture, while the Itanium >uses a totally new (well, for Intel/AMD at least) VLIW architecture. "is just a beefed up x86 architecture"? A very successful architecture wouldn't you say? Totally new does not necessarily mean better. Intel will be relying on complex compiler technology to generate good performance. Their approach is very risky. To me, complex means more bugs. > >I don't think they will compare at all. Of course they compare. Plenty of people will be comparing them and how well they compare will determine how successful they are. Both AMD and Intel are positioning them to be direct competitors. If AMD can make significant inroads into the server market with sledgehammer, they will be direct competitors there as well. We'll see how it all plays out. There are many variables to account for. > >-- >GCP
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