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AMD Mustang Dead???

I saw that too....was kinda shocked. But then I saw it said that Hammer would be availabe in early 2001? Really? I thought it was late 2001?
 
Wasnt that the Clawhammer, not the Sledge?
The Clawhammer is the high end desktop/low end server version.
 
Here's what really worries me: when will AMD finally shrink their micron process? Their latest Tbirds gulch obscene amounts of power, and dissipate 65+ watts of heat! No way in hell I'm going to allow this room heater in my rig! :disgust:
 
What do you mean 'finally' shrink it? You know how long it took for them to get to .18 micron? Intel is just now getting .13 working, you can't expect AMD to suddenly jump ahead by a mile.
 
Article says clawhammer will be .13
Read the article AMD Lays Out 2001 Plans To Analysts by the same guys from 2 days earlier, about it being late 2001 into 2002. Then today's article changes it, from what I read elsewhere a bit ago the Mustang scraped? 760MP delayed to mid year and the hammer release moved up.

Of course as they like to say these are "forward looking statements" that are changeable.

And says first he heard of clawhammer, hmm didn't I hear about this many weeks ago.
 
From what i read, AMD's Dresden plant's fully prepared for 0.13micron. They're actually ahead of Intel on this cause Intel has a strat that they want all plants to be using a uniform process.
 
Actually, the TBird and Duron based on the Mustang core will still be released. They are just not releasing the server version. The Mustang core has several improvements, including cut power consumtion, better branch prediction, and a lengthened pipeline allowing it to ramp better. AMD sees no need to release the Mustang, with the Hammer series so close to completion, and no SMP support until 2001.
 
Yeah, they really need to improve on the branch prediction table. The Athlon's performance is crippled by the old one that they used since they didn't have the time to design a new one by scratch. Gee, even the K6III's branch prediction table seems more advanced than the Athlon's.
 
The K6 series actually had the best branch prediction of any x86 processor. I believe that the Mustang core will be as good as the K6 series was. (Around 95 or 96 percent I believe) According to memory, the Athlon is at about 91 percent. I pulled these numbers out of my head, but I believe they are right. The pipeline will be increased by 2 stages I believe, unfortunately I don't have time to look it up🙁 With the better brance prediction, and rumored cache enhancements--lower latency, and 256 bit bus to the L2--these will more than offset the longer pipe. So, clock for clock the Mustang core should be faster, and it will be able to ramp much higher. Ace's Hardware has some very good reads on this and the P4.
 
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