Re: DRAM to CPU Frequency Ratio (Athlon)

From: Olivier Galibert (galibert@pobox.com)
Date: Fri Aug 04 2000 - 14:52:51 EST


> > I am kinda lost on why you expect a difference at all. Kernel compilation
> > is mostly crunching data that is in RAM and is limited by cpu speed and
> > speed of the cpu<->ram data path. So the speed of that data path has not
> > changed (it's still 100mhz).
>
> Isn't it 200MHz with athlon boards? These (K7V) say Host Bus Frequency
> is 200MHz. Is that the same bus?

Actually it's 100Mhz DDR, for an actual 200Mhz bus.

  OG.

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