XbitLabs has posted some new info the Hammer CPU that has emerged at the Platform Conference.

However, we have to point out that enhanced Hammer processors are very unlikely to appear in 2003, as they should be fast enough to compete successfully with the desktop Pentium 4 Northwood/Prescott and server Pentium 4 Nocona (667MHz system bus, 1MB L2 cache, HyperThreading, etc.). Besides, the core redesign will require pretty big financial investments not only from the development point of view but also from the production costs point of view.

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