> > > > Don't waste your money with C2D series, Ivy Bridge will be coming out. The new > 3D > > > > transistors will make a huge difference in MAME. > > > > How exactly is transistor topography going to make any difference in MAME? > > Because they claim it's more or less solved both switching power and leakage, meaning > potentially order-of-magnitude higher clocks at the same or less power/heat than > today. I'll believe that when I see it, of course
I can see how better clock rates would help performance in MAME; I just thought it was odd that the transistor topography itself was being touted as the reason for improved MAME performance. But probably I was reading the post too literally.