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Re: PPC vs x86 speed/performance comparions?
« on: April 14, 2008, 05:18:51 PM »
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downix wrote:
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bloodline wrote:

Well... err... only as far as I can see... The silverthorn, with its simple in order pipeline... but that is with good reason, i.e. to get a small die and low power consumption so it can compete with the ARM...

Not the Silverthorn, their next-gen Xeons seem to be abandoning the Core-like system and going backwards to P4-style.  I think a bad move from all angles.
I already thought it'd be impossible for Intel to make good CPU's.. Now they've come to that same conclusion too :lol:

:-(
And the canary said: \'chirp\'