Originally posted by: Zebo
Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I'm sure AMD doesn't mind if Intel is first to market with 65nm chips if the transition goes as "well" as it did from 130 to 90 for them.
Truth. Intel 90nm was a big step backwards for consumers. Higher power sucking, higher temps, trottling issues, and lower performance Mhz vs Mhz compared to 130nm Northwood.
AMD 90nm seems exact opposite from 130nm Clawhammer.
To say that it was a big step backwards is a falsehood to say the least; whether or not you think they did enough is debatable is non-sensical.
A) The transition from 130nm to 90nm went well enough for Intel. It's pretty clear that they have architectural issues that were causing problems.
B) Even with the delays, Intel was still into 90nm significantly before AMD. Whether or not it did anything for the masses doesn't really matter to Intel, it added money to their bottom line.
People forget that a corporation's obligation are towards it's shareholders not it's customers. Regardless, here's what 90nm brought you as a consumer:
- Higher clock speeds than Northwood and higher absolute performance. Whine if you want about Prescott being slower clock for clock, it isn't really relevant since the fastest Prescott is faster than the fastest Northwood.
- 90nm Celeron is much faster than 130nm Celeron.
- Dual core processors, not commercially feasible on 130nm.
- Enhanced Pentum M (Dothan) core.
Your problem is that you base your statement in comparison to AMD; I think the three bullets above pretty clearly show you that Intel's move to 90nm was a good thing for them and you. Whether it 90nm could have been a leap forward instead of merely a step forward is debatable, but 90nm definitely was not a step backwards.