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A few comments on what is "good" architecture for the future
EPIC is decent for the __single__ thread type of workloads where the ILP becomes as explicit as possible by the compiler and simpler h/w fires instruction bundles as fast as possible.

EPIC and itanium is not good for multi-threaded workloads or in server environements where there are many interrupts or syscalls / sec.

SUN is targeting that environment exactly with their Niagara chip.

A good chip is Power5 (and Power 4) as it can handle both single and multi-threaded workloads very comfortably.

-m
Posted by: michael_t   Posted on: 12/08/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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poor performance per dollar  ~doolittle~ | 12/07/05
Not really  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
and you had a fantastic compiler  balsover | 12/07/05
The idealized one  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
Then it is pointless, isn't it? Not such a great idea after all  balsover | 12/07/05
History lesson  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
Great Comments!  DemonX | 12/07/05
Well...  techboy_z | 12/07/05
The InHell mac  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
Mactel  jheine | 12/07/05
Actually...  techboy_z | 12/07/05
Partly true  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
Re. compile for speed  techboy_z | 12/07/05
In a perfect world...  balsover | 12/07/05
Remember the InHell iAPX432 ?  Steven J. Ackerman | 12/07/05
From the article you linked to  balsover | 12/07/05
A few comments on what is "good" architecture for the future  michael_t | 12/08/05
Always starts. . . . . . .  a.techno.geek | 12/07/05
What people don't get  Roger Ramjet | 12/07/05
Perhaps you are the one that is wrong  balsover | 12/07/05
Did they really blow it?  Roger Ramjet | 12/08/05
Yes they did.  balsover | 12/09/05
Thumbs up!  sys_engineer | 12/07/05
A better question  Roger Ramjet | 12/08/05
cost?  balsover | 12/09/05
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06
How a big company MISSES a good chance and conversely  michael_t | 12/08/05

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