Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Chipguy:

So freaking what! Itanium has to be behind in process because it can't fund process development, equipment purchase or anything like that. Even after that, it needs its development to be covered (written off via) the x86 cash cow. It still isn't making money, unless a portion of its workforce gets paid bonuses by the cash cow x86 line.

That extra time (2-3 years) allows it to get more out of the older process by throwing lots of transistors into its huge dies. If process generations would slow down, then Power would also get that time to redesign with a more mature process and would still show up Itanium.

And Tukwila will again be slower than planned, so they will lower the plan by updating their memories of that plan. The point is that at this time, Itanium is slow and way behind Power6. Like it was before and will continue to be. Then your flawed comparison would be equal clock speed.