http://www.theinquirer.net/02070216.htm
SOURCES SUGGEST that AMD will use optimisations developed for its Hammer processors in its Barton cores when that product hits the streets, probably at the end of this year.
This will allow AMD to do better things with its up-and-coming successor core to Thoroughbred and the additional cache is just one element in the equation.
Although Barton will, apparently, use a 133MHz front side bus, those optimisations will let Barton scale much higher than Thoroughbred was able to.
SOURCES SUGGEST that AMD will use optimisations developed for its Hammer processors in its Barton cores when that product hits the streets, probably at the end of this year.
This will allow AMD to do better things with its up-and-coming successor core to Thoroughbred and the additional cache is just one element in the equation.
Although Barton will, apparently, use a 133MHz front side bus, those optimisations will let Barton scale much higher than Thoroughbred was able to.
