Replies to post #2054 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Elmer Phud]

Chipguy -

Yet you still advanced the theory that the on-chip peripherals could be affecting Hammer's clock rate on several occasions IIRC.

You don't recall clearly. I think exactly the opposite. The peripherals shouldn't affect it at all. That's the point.

Your acknowledgement that this idea is nonsense seems like a clear admission you were deliberately and knowingly spreading FUD about Hammer. No surprise considering where
your loyalties obvious lay but it is nice to get it on record for posterity. ;-)

A silly statement. Please try to direct your comments to the correct person. It makes you look foolish.

[CombJelly]

chipguy, since the issue of Opteron's pipeline is an issue, here is a link to Weber's presentation in 2001. The pipeline is detailed on pages 16-19.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/MPF_Hammer_Presentation.PDF

I suppose It's possible that there is some sort of structural hazard that could cause the memory controller to drag the performance of the rest of the pipeline down, it is pretty tightly integrated into the design. But that would be pretty dumb...