Consultant
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Keep in mind iPhone has a faster processor than the high end computers of 10 years ago... In 10 years you never know what will happen.
However 4ghz mass production is not even achieved yet...
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Keep in mind iPhone has a faster processor than the high end computers of 10 years ago... In 10 years you never know what will happen.
However 4ghz mass production is not even achieved yet...
iParis
macrumors 68040
+12391723177
Way to skip seven years!
And I love how none of the things mentioned seem close to happening.
kwood
macrumors 6502a
At least the thread resurrector acknowledges the fact they went back 7 years. It wasn't just a blind comment on a topic they searched for.
iParis
macrumors 68040
sushi
Moderator emeritus
True, the iPhone has more capability in many areas such as processing, RAM, total storage space, graphics, interface, etc. than computers 10 years ago!
And advancements will only become faster! 🙂
dllavaneras
macrumors 68000
It's interesting to see that in the last 48 hours this thread has gotten more replies than in the previous 6 and something years 😉
SactoGuy18
macrumors 603
I think the original article was based on speeding up the Pentium 4 core as fast as possible.
What changed EVERYTHING was Intel's decision to use the Pentium III-M core with its large on-die L2 memory cache as the basis for its future CPU architecture--the result was the breakthrough Core 2 CPU family, which offered a huge leap up in performance compared to even the Pentium 4 but with much lower power consumption.
What changed EVERYTHING was Intel's decision to use the Pentium III-M core with its large on-die L2 memory cache as the basis for its future CPU architecture--the result was the breakthrough Core 2 CPU family, which offered a huge leap up in performance compared to even the Pentium 4 but with much lower power consumption.
GSMiller
macrumors 68000
Analog Kid
macrumors G3
No, what changed EVERYTHING was leakage. Intel spent a good long time at 3GHz and never could get past it. If you remember, there was about 2 years where the Earth stood still.
Core 2 was plan B.
That's one of the things about this quote that I find most nefarious-- he made these comments in October 2002 when they were already running at the 3GHz wall. He knew. In the previous 2 years, they'd doubled clock rates. Over the next two years they manage to gain 20%. This was an attempt to appear out in front of AMD, plain and simple. He lied to undercut a competitor.
DoFoT9
macrumors P6
HA! they have been replaced by the i3's basically. there are still some pentium based CPUs available. very low end.
Chundles
macrumors G5
DoFoT9
macrumors P6
Lord Blackadder
macrumors P6
Who would've thought that 8 years later we'd still be hovering around 3Ghz, and in fact that most PCs would be running in the 2-3GHz range?
Schtumple
macrumors 601
juanm
macrumors 68000
It's Asimov's, not Williams'.
Edit: sorry, I get what you meant, you want the actual Robin Williams model...
Shacklebolt
macrumors 6502a
Ha - this is probably one of the reasons why macs gained so much market share: the ghz gap just kind of stalled.
runplaysleeprun
macrumors 6502a
d-d-d-d-d-d-double thread resurrection!
In all fairness, though, drastik was right on back in 2002...
In all fairness, though, drastik was right on back in 2002...
jav6454
macrumors Core
You can't add GHz on a Hexa, Quad or Dual core CPU. You can only scale up the less time it takes (in seconds) to complete a task in reference to the overall clock.
