wbmw: It sounds like you mean "scary" in a good way, as in "surprisingly efficient". In that case, I agree, and I think that Intel will integrate a memory controller, graphics, or anything else when they have a solution
And, indeed, that's the meaning of "scary" I was trying to convey.
I would really like to see a serious test of Banias in a desktop environment. For example, what is the effect on latency of the power-saving features of the 8-way L2 cache? (If you've read any such serious benchmarking of Banias, please toss me a link!)
A slight redesign of Banias for a desktop CPU could reveal a serious contender to the speed crown. Certainly, in terms of performance per mm², nothing would seem to come close. (Of course, a comparison with a theoretical Athlon64 is not quite fair, since the Hammer chips integrate the memory controller).
-fyo
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