Here is a good example of what we can expect. Take two cars, one with a 25hp engine, and the other with 30hp. The second car, with it's higher horsepower rating you would expect to win in a race, and it cost more than the 25hp car. Well, if you just slap on some cheap tires, and a junk rear end, on the 30hp car how are you getting the power to the ground? Now if the first car invests in the research and comes up with premium drivetrain and tires, and can get it's power to the road, it will win, even if it is a couple bucks cheaper and with 16% less power. A higher clock speed does not mean an instant win. If you pit a 8086 or 8088 against a 80486, all running at the same clock speed, or even running the 80486 a bit slower, you would see what I mean.
My father was able to go the movies, buy a hotdog and soda, and still have a nickel left from the quarter he started the day with. I am looking at $8 per ticket for a second rate movie at a movie theater, plus $5 for a small pop corn, and $2 or more for a soda. Just the cost of living has been increasing every year, not to mention inflation most years. Today's dollar does not purchase as much as it did one year ago, much less five or fifty years ago.
I can hardly wait to see Until (yes, Until, not Intel, as there 7nm fabs will not be ready until the year 20??, and they do not expect to bring power requirements down until they move to a 7nm chip, and don't expect to be competitive until . . . ) get officially dethroned in the next few days. I am looking forward to real competition now, maybe Until will step up their game, and we can start saving some money.
My father was able to go the movies, buy a hotdog and soda, and still have a nickel left from the quarter he started the day with. I am looking at $8 per ticket for a second rate movie at a movie theater, plus $5 for a small pop corn, and $2 or more for a soda. Just the cost of living has been increasing every year, not to mention inflation most years. Today's dollar does not purchase as much as it did one year ago, much less five or fifty years ago.
I can hardly wait to see Until (yes, Until, not Intel, as there 7nm fabs will not be ready until the year 20??, and they do not expect to bring power requirements down until they move to a 7nm chip, and don't expect to be competitive until . . . ) get officially dethroned in the next few days. I am looking forward to real competition now, maybe Until will step up their game, and we can start saving some money.
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