Great 64 bit Processor Article
I was making my daily rounds of the internet and came across a gem of an article on ExtremeTech about the new 64-bit processors. It'll take you a while, but is very interesting in the comparion of the Hammer and IA-64 processors. After reading what they have to say, I dare announce that my next processor will be a 64-bit Intel.:eek:
Re: Great 64 bit Processor Article
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Originally posted by zackbass
I was making my daily rounds of the internet and came across a gem of an article on ExtremeTech about the new 64-bit processors. It'll take you a while, but is very interesting in the comparion of the Hammer and IA-64 processors. After reading what they have to say, I dare announce that my next processor will be a 64-bit Intel.:eek:
IA-64 isn't intended for use in Desktop PC's, it's designed for large servers and high end workstations.
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I apologise if i disappoint you but we shall not see 64-bit intel cpus soon.I think this will happen after the pentium 4
The P4 trace cache could make it very easy to add 64-bit support to the P4. It isn't out of the question that 64-bit operations could be converted to 32-bit ops for internal execution. There would still need to be some support for 64-bit registers though...