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WHat should we do, what should we do? Just make he clock faster: cut the pipeline into smaller and thus more numerous stages and put more on-chip cache.

Who on this earth believes that a 30 stage pipeline can have benefits? If you have NO hazards (data, structural, control) you can retire more instructions. There is still HIGHER overhead/stage so the apparent speed of the system is higher but less efficient. But what happens when an interrupt occurs or a mispredicted branch? Or a fault of some sort? Wait until you flush the pipeline then wait until it is reloaded.

This 'news' is really olds and really boring. For sure though 30 stage pipeline is a loughning matter wink

-m
Posted by: michael-t   Posted on: 01/22/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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from the horse's mouth  ryusen | 01/21/04
Mac users have known this for years.  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
Sorry for typo  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
technical mac users.. knew this  ryusen | 01/22/04
this is amazing  doh123 | 01/21/04
Never Underestimate the stupidity of Management  Delaware Boy | 01/21/04
Programmers respond  boxmonkey | 01/21/04
Just for the record  A. Noid | 01/21/04
Wow.. A 30 stage Pipeline..  Delaware Boy | 01/21/04
yes you are!  ryusen | 01/22/04
It's the same old...  BitTwiddler | 01/22/04
Don't bet on that  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
ZDnet misses it again.  gordon@... | 01/22/04
When Intel builds a good 64 bit desktop  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
pentimum's strength  ryusen | 01/22/04
Were there ANY facts in this story?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/22/04
Management is not stupid  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
crowd - I'm supposed to be working instead of  MacGeek2121 | 01/22/04
Say what?  boatelc | 01/22/04
'Tried and Proven' approach  michael-t | 01/22/04
Isn't longer pipeline LOWERS the efficency?  voha2@... | 01/22/04
There's a bright side for AMD!!  toadlife | 01/23/04

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