Intel Heads Towards 4MB Cache in Desktop Processors

[NFS4]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040316084519.html

A Japanese web-site has shed some light on plans of the world?s No.1 chipmaker to incorporate its technologies into future generation of micro-architectures. Apparently, the processor code-named Merom will sport everything Intel described recently as well as feature massive 4MB cache.

PC Watch web-site claims that Intel?s code-named Merom microprocessor, which is also going to have a breed designed for desktop computers, will support all the latest techniques from Intel, including Intel Extended Memory 64 technology (IA32e), La Grande technology, Hyper-Threading technology, Vanderpool technology and some other features aimed to improve CPU performance and extend usage patterns of PC. The Merom microprocessor is expected to contain two or more processing cores and 4MB of built-in on-die cache, which is unbelievable size for desktop chips.

Processor code-named Merom was first mentioned as successor for Intel Pentium M CPU intended for mobile applications.

Merom and its desktop brother Conroe will be made using 65nm process technology and feature a new micro-architecture that will have a number of differences with NetBurst and Pentium M architectures used today. The architecture, though, will still be 32-bit in general.

 

[andreasl]

128KB on 250nm
256KB on 180nm
512KB on 130nm
1MB on 90nm
4MB on 65nm?

Why are they breaking this nice trend they established through the years?

BTW, they claim Merom will have 4MB of cache while the desktop brother is called Conroe. And they do not say if Conroe will also have a 4MB cache.


[Humor]
Itanium trends

3MB on 180nm
9MB on 130nm
27MB on 90nm
81MB on 65nm?
j/k
[/Humor]

 

[Pariah]

I don't see where it says there will be a 4MB cache desktop CPU. It looks like the enterprise version will along with dual cores.

A bit more interesting is the dual core Pentium M scheduled for release next year. One core for battery, 2 for powered. That should be quite a good performer. The Conroe isn't scheduled for release until 2006. Kind of pointless to talk about it now.

 

[NFS4]

[/b]Originally posted by: Pariah
I don't see where it says there will be a 4MB cache desktop CPU.[/b] It looks like the enterprise version will along with dual cores.

A bit more interesting is the dual core Pentium M scheduled for release next year. One core for battery, 2 for powered. That should be quite a good performer. The Conroe isn't scheduled for release until 2006. Kind of pointless to talk about it now.

All they said was that Intel was heading in that direction

"Intel Heads Towards 4MB Cache in Desktop Processors"

 

[Rectalfier]

My personal lab is heading towards 200Ghz 10 Megabyte Cache Processors. My personal technicians, are now reverse engineering one of the most powerful and widely used computer equipment known to man. That's right, the pocket calculator. Once we have achieved equal footing against Intel and AMD, they will be crushed.

CEO of BS Corp.

T. Ottal Wieste

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Rectalfier
My personal lab is heading towards 200Ghz 10 Megabyte Cache Processors. My personal technicians, are now reverse engineering one of the most powerful and widely used computer equipment known to man. That's right, the pocket calculator. Once we have achieved equal footing against Intel and AMD, they will be crushed.

CEO of BS Corp.

T. Ottal Wieste

There's a difference between basing comments on already provided information and making up complete bull$&@#

 

[Pariah]

Originally posted by: NFS4

[/b]Originally posted by: Pariah
I don't see where it says there will be a 4MB cache desktop CPU.[/b] It looks like the enterprise version will along with dual cores.

A bit more interesting is the dual core Pentium M scheduled for release next year. One core for battery, 2 for powered. That should be quite a good performer. The Conroe isn't scheduled for release until 2006. Kind of pointless to talk about it now.

All they said was that Intel was heading in that direction

"Intel Heads Towards 4MB Cache in Desktop Processors"

They didn't even do that. Which line said that? In related news, Intel is heading towards 10GHz desktop CPU's sometime in the coming years.

 

[Budman]

Budman Heads Towards the fridge to grab a beer. :beer:

 

[Tab]

I'm not going to be paying for it....

 

[sharkeeper]

My cache is dirty...

Cheers!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Pariah

Originally posted by: NFS4

[/b]Originally posted by: Pariah
I don't see where it says there will be a 4MB cache desktop CPU.[/b] It looks like the enterprise version will along with dual cores.

A bit more interesting is the dual core Pentium M scheduled for release next year. One core for battery, 2 for powered. That should be quite a good performer. The Conroe isn't scheduled for release until 2006. Kind of pointless to talk about it now.

All they said was that Intel was heading in that direction

"Intel Heads Towards 4MB Cache in Desktop Processors"

They didn't even do that. Which line said that? In related news, Intel is heading towards 10GHz desktop CPU's sometime in the coming years.

Title of the article?

Bah, forget it. **Hangs head and leaves thread**

 

[KGB1]

Originally posted by: andreasl
128KB on 250nm
256KB on 180nm
512KB on 130nm
1MB on 90nm
4MB on 65nm?
Why are they breaking this nice trend they established through the years?
BTW, they claim Merom will have 4MB of cache while the desktop brother is called Conroe. And they do not say if Conroe will also have a 4MB cache.

[Humor]
Itanium trends
3MB on 180nm
9MB on 130nm
27MB on 90nm
81MB on 65nm?
j/k
[/Humor]

Seems you math is wrong... intel didn't square (or cube) the cache... they tended to DOUBLE it...

3MB on .18
6MB on .13
12MB on .09
24MB on .065


L3 cache will inevitably will make it's way into the pc core again. Whatever helps the number cruncher help get data more accurately and more pathways will undoubtly make the CPU waste less cycles and perform better, even when clocked less.

 

[AIWGuru]

Nvidia headed towards DirectX 13 on the desktop...

 

[WackyDan]

Go ahead - Hold your collective breaths my brothers....

 

[andreasl]

Originally posted by: KGB

Originally posted by: andreasl
128KB on 250nm
256KB on 180nm
512KB on 130nm
1MB on 90nm
4MB on 65nm?
Why are they breaking this nice trend they established through the years?
BTW, they claim Merom will have 4MB of cache while the desktop brother is called Conroe. And they do not say if Conroe will also have a 4MB cache.

[Humor]
Itanium trends
3MB on 180nm
9MB on 130nm
27MB on 90nm
81MB on 65nm?
j/k
[/Humor]

Seems you math is wrong... intel didn't square (or cube) the cache... they tended to DOUBLE it...

3MB on .18
6MB on .13
12MB on .09
24MB on .065


L3 cache will inevitably will make it's way into the pc core again. Whatever helps the number cruncher help get data more accurately and more pathways will undoubtly make the CPU waste less cycles and perform better, even when clocked less.

No I was using the upcoming Madison 9M which will have 9MB of L3 cache. It was just a joke anyway..

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

i want megs and megs of half speed L3 cache on the motherboard like Macs!