Replies to post #2785 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Elmer Phud]

Neye -

the fact that the A64 will have 1/4 the cache and 1/2 the bandwidth of the chip in the benchmarks today

At 193mm2 Opteron is very large and a 1/4 cache A64 won't compete well on the desktop. Although I am forced to admit that Opteron looks extremely good in 2/4 way servers there is a hole in the desktop roadmap. A larger cache A64 is going to be too expensive to make.

it's going to be a tough road for the A64 to hoe.

Actually it's "row to hoe" for the non farm types <G>.