[Fwd: Intel is finally shipping the 64-bit Itanium]

[W Bauske]

Tim Carlson wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 30 May 2001, W Bauske wrote:
> 
> > "Douglas M. Shubert" wrote:
> > >
> > > looks like Intel is benching the Itanium to the UltraSparc II.
> > > http://www.intel.com/eBusiness/products/ia64/overview/bm012101.htm
> > >
> >
> > That SPECfp2000 of 711 is king of the hill at the moment it appears.
> >
> > The SPECint2000 is a tad slow at 404.
> >
> > I suspect the prices won't be palatable though.
> 
> Check http://www.hp.com/workstations/products/itanium/i2000/summary.html
> for pricing of the machine used in the above test.
> 
> With a Dell Precision 530 workstation at 1.7Ghz giving specfp2000 of 593
> and specint2000 of 575 for half the price... Why would you want to waste
> money on Itanium boxes in a cluster configuration?
> 

Compared to an Alpha 833Mhz, it's probably not so bad. 

Wes