Acolyte of the Butterfly
Posts: 105 from 2003/2/10
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Andreas_Wolf wrote:
> ARM does not have any of these problems, and the only real problem
> comes one of perception and upper scalability, only coming in
> speeds of up to 2Ghz.
ARM up to 2 GHz? Where? I see Marvell currently at 1.2 GHz and Qualcomm (not released yet) at 1.5 GHz.
> considering we're limited to G3 and G4 era PPC's anyways, there is
> no loss there.
G4 currently scales up to 1.7 GHz (MPC7448).
Just looking at the roadmap. The fastest ones I've seen in person have been Marvell's 1.2Ghz dual core model (78200). But, consider for a moment, the prototyping kit for the 1Ghz Marvell is $99, and think of the options from there.
2Ghz ARMs will be shipping in the next year and a half, while G4's have stalled, same speed now as they were years ago. I just am tired of the dead ends, the bickering, the halted starts. When we are looking at the 7448, a chip now 4 years old, and that is the best we can come up with, we are in trouble.
Nate Downes
Genesi SARL
