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From: torbenm@freke.diku.dk (Torben [gidius Mogensen)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Let's pretend
Keywords: Intel, 586, windows
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Date: 18 Dec 90 11:38:34 GMT
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graeme@labtam.labtam.oz (Graeme Gill) writes:


>>   What features should be put into the CPU to improve performance and
>> reduce chip count?


>	The thing crying out for help is overcoming the memory bandwidth
>bottleneck. Step number one is to add support for burst writes.  As far
>as I know, only two mainstream processors support burst writes:
>The Intel 80960, and the Amd 29000. Both make dandy processors for
>X terminals, laser printers etc. etc. as a result.

There is also the ARM. And before you say that this isn't a mainstream
processor, I should point out that it has a larger user base than
either Intel 80960 or Amd 29000. In fact it is the second most used
RISC processor (SPARC being the most used).

Torben Mogensen (torbenm@diku.dk)