5 GHz P4 article at THG

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: User1001
shows the potential that intel's goal for 5 ghz is possible.

They have the technology, they just choose not to implement it. Just like the HT (it was found in early Northwood cores) and some people believe that they have x86-84 lying dormant also. If Intel chips were hackable they would be absolute treasure troves!

-Por

That is just an ALU though its not a complete CPU.

 

[Camay123]

What kind of P4 cpu did they use ?
Unlock multi ? different multi in two cpu-z screenshot ?

 

[Amused]

I'm surprised no one is commenting on the vast (and I mean VAST) amounts of thermal goo he uses when attaching the heatsinks in the video. :Q

 

[txxxx]

Its pointless. Wow wee it runs at 5ghz, but useable? Nah.

And I do wonder if the prescott's "pipeline expanding" is true.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: txxxx
Its pointless. Wow wee it runs at 5ghz, but useable? Nah.

And I do wonder if the prescott's "pipeline expanding" is true.

Accepted to be true: 2 extra stages in the pipeline, 1MB L2, 800fsb, SSE3, .09um, further HT improvments, 4ghz by 2005. (early roadmaps read 5ghz but this has been scaled back)

Possible rumors: Dormant X86-64 registers, The exsistance of a P4EE based on .09um, Voltage requirements(some sources say 1.1v others 0.9v), Motherboard compatibility.