Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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"AMD64 does not require >2GB of memory to speed up lots of code using twice as many 64-bit registers and the OS can be much more efficient managing memory when the logical address space is orders of magnitude larger than the physical address space."

Twice as many registers?
Get real.

Why don't you just say "16" instead of "8".
16 just doesn't sound as good as "twice as many" does it ?
Especially when the competiton has 256 registers.

And don't forget, Petz, the Athlon 64/Opteron just like the Itanium needs brand new OS and software - probably why most developers are opting for the chip with 256 registers instead of the paltry hamstrung 16 registers.
By the way - just where is all that 64 bit software? I haven't seen AMD's lacky Unreal dude come up with his "64 bit enabled" version.
My my my - whatever happened to the Droid cry of "just a simple recompile"?
maybe there are no compilers - right Petz?