Quote Originally Posted by SparkyJJO View Post
Hey we can dream right? People used to think 2GHz was a dream too.

And if I am remembering that article correctly, AMD's new 45nm SOI is pretty darn good, nearly as good as intel's HKMG 45nm process. Or maybe I'm not quite remembering the article right, but either way it is really good. And tbh, saying since intel's fastest is x chip at y speed doesn't neccessarily mean AMD's fastest couldn't be faster. Typically intel's CPUs have had higher clocks but that can always change. I'm not saying it will, just saying it is possible.
You mean the EEtimes article where it states that amds (ibms) 45nm has a 62% lower pmos driver current(660 vs 1070 µA/µm) then intels 45nm? (higher is better btw.)

Amd/ibm has a long way to catch intel on transistor performance. But transistor performance alone means nothing when the design cant keep up.