Hi David,

I've an impression that I just saw first "benchmark-style" article on RealWorldTech. It looks quite nice I think, but I have a bit mixed feelings...

1. On one side it could be analyzed in more detail (please see remarks below), but on the other hand - I like RWT for being "very technical" site (especially I like the very good architectural drawings).

2. You're right that it would be better compare a bit different processors, as 2.33 Clovertown has 7x multiplier, while 3.0 Hampertown has 7.5x, additionally we would need to ensure that memory latencies are same (in terms of cycles - maybe it would be good to add latency data to table on page 3?). Still I think that the difference in multiplier is not big enough to question Your estimates.

3. As I'm not entirely sure how snoop filters are implemented - does 24MB snoop filter means it is capable of work with 24MB of L2 cache total or it actually has a 24MB buffer inside? (btw: it would be also nice to know what is a real-world impact of four affinity groups in snoop filter)

I hope it helps a bit.

Best regards,
Marcin N.