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Subject: Re: you guys are missing one of the biggest problem with IA64

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 01:57:35 02/12/03

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On February 12, 2003 at 02:21:38, Matt Taylor wrote:

>That is a problem on every architecture. A lower clock speed actually helps in a
>way -- fewer cycles get wasted, so a lower percentage of the machine's power is
>wasted idling. McKinley runs at 1 GHz meaning that 1 cycle = 1 ns. Typical
>latency for SDRAM seems to be 100-133 ns. RDRAM is worse, but I don't have
>figures for RDRAM. (IIRC, McKinley only runs on RDRAM.)

And the advantage of a Honda Civic at a drag race is that it uses less gas.

-Tom



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