Are the ppc 970's numbers impressive? Next year's PPC 970 @ 1.8 GHz: Est. SPEC INT 937 Est. SPEC FP 1051 Today's p4 @ 2.53: SPEC INT 893 SPEC FP 878 I2 @ 1GHz: SPEC INT: 807 SPEC FP: 1356

... 4 years to get a 970 equipped iMac? Discuss.

So links with some more specs to compare the 970 to: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=4225 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/archive/22328.html

... Itanics cost way more. The 970 is cited for desktop use ... ala MOSR? At least the 970 is real. It remains to ...

... . so if a 1.8gig 970 is in this range too ...

... really want to compare the 970 to the P4 please have ...

... . so if a 1.8gig 970 is in this range too ...

... relate to the fact that 970 is 8-way scalar? Is ...

... ]Actually, at 1.8ghz the 970 should wipe the floor with ...

I don't know the SSE or MMX or so specs or benchmarks of the P4. I Think it will be some lower than the ones of Altivec/970. But I think this alone gives no good reason for beeing happy with the 970 or future macs

... on We've got a 970 can you mix and match ...

... world I'd like the 970 to completely scrap the compatibility ...

... world I'd like the 970 to completely scrap the compatibility ...

... comparison is appropriate... ...and the 970 samples 4/01/03 then ...

... lower end solution once the 970 comes out?

it looks like the P4 will be pushing 4Ghz by the time the 970 rolls around. . . and 100 watts! of course the new computer will be a staple item in the cold new england states and further north.

Moki, are you sure the future high-end is the 970 and not the G5?

... lower end solution once the 970 comes out? I'm wondering about this too. The PPC 970 sounds great, but 12-15 ... . Does anyone else see the 970 as indicitive of a bright ...

... core with an IBM PPC 970 isn't surprising to me ...

... it, the scores that the 970 is getting are there, in ...

SPECfp is bandwidth-intensive, but SPECint is the opposite. Thus I'm curious why the 970 has worse SPECint/MHz than Power4.

... standard quickly on release on 970 (I imagine all they have ...

... at equal mhz the ppc 970 is 70 % faster G4 1 ... at equal mhz the ppc 970 is 312 % faster So we ...

... future high-end is the 970 and not the G5? Assuming ...

... the real speed of the 970 and please - steevy-baby .. give us our 970 in april :-) ... that'll fit ...

... process do for the PowerPC 970? VMX supported by bandwidth But ...

... Apple moves g4 straight to 970, starting with the PowerMac, then ...

... interesting aspects of the PowerPC 970 processor is the system ... system interconnect of the PowerPC 970 processor are uni-directional, ... In this case, the PowerPC 970 appears to have benefitted ... system interconnect on the PowerPC 970 has been designed to ...

... 's are quite affordable, will 970 follow in that mould?

... at this time when the 970 is just months away from ...