Though clock speed is no longer a true measure of processor performance, it's hard to argue with a few hundred more MHz no matter which CPU architecture you'd consider. Regardless, it's clear the industry as a whole, as well as the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel, has now embarked on an effort to provide more computing power per clock cycle, focusing on IPC (Instructions Per Clock Cycles) metrics as better manifestations of overall performance. As the PC and workstation marketplaces now look toward a future of dual-core processors, Intel continues a parallel effort of fleshing out its 6XX Sequence series of processors today with the introduction of the Pentium 4 670.



Link: HotHardware