Quote Originally Posted by savantu View Post
Because it is damn hard to achieve high utilization in just about every domain. Look at your body; when do you use it at max capacity ? The arms for example ? I really doubt you use more than 30-40% of the capacity of the right arm and 10-20% of the left one ( if you're right handed ).

But, I suppose, you don't think in this way : " why does the human body have 2 arms if they are never used to maximum capacity ? ".

It's not a matter of utilization, but of capability.


You seem to look at all of this in a vacuum. Why are all your remarks predicated on the fact you believe Intel's design is better? Yet, don't fundamentally understand physical aspects of... more?

Efficiency and cost and wattage are all demographics and marketing of the product, but what is and isn't on a chip is strait forward (architecture).

Secondly, the CPU doesn't knows what is coming next, it doesn't know what software is coursing threw it's veins, or even cares.. it just executes.



So, if a particular CPU can handle more of what you are trying to do with it, then it's better.. so which architecture you have doesn't matter, as long as it suites your needs. (ie: movieman's point)

What I don't get, is that you are arguing what is actually happening inside the chips.. and saying it's isn't what is actually happening.



Here:
  • 4 lanes highway & 1 toll both, is not good for heavy traffic, but efficient on manpower..
  • 4 lanes & 4 toll booths, is great, but excessive if you have light traffic..



You pick^... do you travel during rush hour, or not?