400 Mhz Xscale are on the way out....Thanks MIPS !!!!!!!!!!

by **Mechcommander** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 9:43pm

Wait, can't the current Xscale chips be clocked up to 1Ghz? It might need a better heatsink, but...

by **Dihnekis** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 9:46pm

they can?

by **James S** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 9:59pm

Yes, 1GHz is as high as the XScale processor architecture is capable of being clocked to. That doesn't mean your 400MHz chip can overclock to 1GHz. That's like saying that my Athlon 1.3GHz can clock to 3.2GHz because that's the fastest Athlon available. 400MHz was proven to be the optimum speed for battery conservation and performance, so that's why PDAs are generally 400MHz.

by **Dihnekis** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 10:07pm

thats cool, i want a 1ghz PPC!

by **James S** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 10:08pm

*smack* No you don't, sit down.

by **sponge** » Mar 24, 2003 @ 10:16pm

XScale isn't only used in PPCs remember...

by **ktemkin** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:01am

by **James S** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:23am

by **damian** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:30am

Hmm... I know the Zaurus SL-5600 does, but what else?

by **James S** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:41am

those robot dog things use intel embedded processors, which probably means XScale.

by **damian** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:44am

Not necessarily, embedded x86 is pretty common, and remember that XScale processors are relatively very new.

by **James S** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:49am

well, it's still an embedded processor so it's the same field so it counts.

... They should make lazer tag stuff, like they did in the old days, the older kind of lazer tag stuff, not this stupid ridiculous new lazer tag equipment, but the official 1980's brand. That stuff was awesome.

by **damian** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:54am

...so what counts? What were we discussing in the first place?

by **James S** » Mar 25, 2003 @ 3:58am

I like toast

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