[ltp] Slightly OT: where are the 10GHz P6 thinkpads?

[James Knott]

You might start looking at the AMD 64 bit systems.


Richard Neill wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> An interesting thought struck me today. For the last 8 years, I have
> upgraded every 2 years, in order to (roughly) double the performance of
> the computer. 2 years has now elapsed since my last upgrade, and it is
> time for another one. Yet there isn't any compelling new product to buy!
> I wonder why that is, and if anyone can explain it?
> 
> There's no obvious answer to this, either from intel,google or
> wikipedia. Also, the quantum limit should allow a 10nm process. So, why
> has Intel, in particular, stagnated?
> 
> A datapoint: 2 years ago, the top desktop CPU was a 3.0GHz/800MHz P4.
> Now, the best available (at a sane price) is 3.6GHz. Similar things have
> occurred for laptops [admittedly, there have been gains in efficiency
> with the P4m, so the numbers are less meaningful] - and although my
> 4-year-old A22p (P3, 1GHz) could certainly use an upgrade, I wouldn't
> call it obsolete. It should be, though!
> 
> Is it just economic (Intel having failed to market desktop Itania), or
> is there any real physics behind it?
> 
> I hope this is an interesting enough subject to merit being a bit O.T.
> 
> Richard
> 
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