Rambus (RMBS)

[cordob]

Elixe, it is very simply and a first grader understands your statement that granularity equals bus width (in bytes or bits whichever metric you like most) times prefetch.

The fact that calbiker wants another formula (which may also be correct) involving core speed is just because he does not like your simple formula. Of course there are always derivative formulas but your:

granularity equals bus width times prefetch

is a simple FACT.

Also I find the whole discussion whether Intel would go for XDR with microthreading very theoretical. Now we speak not only of a memory type which is in low supply (XDR), but also of one which is still on the drawing board (XDR+microthreading).

I agree with you: it just is not going to happen in main PC memory in this decade (and maybe even not after that).

Cheers
Cor