XPost: alt.lang.asm   
   From: noemail@basdxcqvbe.com   
      
   Hey guys, I'm curious, what features do you look for in an x86   
   processor?   
      
   How would you rank the following in terms of importance for a   
   processor's performance?   
      
   clock speed   
   cache size   
   unlocked cores   
   number of cores   
      
   I would probably rank them as listed above.   
      
   For a long time now, I've been really happy with an unlocked processor.   
   The unlocked nature of the processor means it doesn't usually grind   
   away at a task for a long time, but it finishes in a quick blip, even   
   though it's only a dual-core.   In other words, it seems that processor   
   speed - both raw clock speed and extra speed from the unlocked cores -   
   is far more important than having more cores.  From earlier processors,   
   it seemed that a bigger cache was the next biggest improvement after   
   clock speed.  But, of course, this processor is a decade or so old now.   
   I'm sure you guys have moved on to newer hardware.  What are your   
   thoughts on this?  Has much changed in regards to this over the past   
   decade?   
      
      
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