> Do you think processor design has come to a point that A) technology isnt advancing
> that fast or B) the cpu devolopers arent that interested or motivated to push hard on
> speed and designs because there isnt a whole lot of general programs out there that
> take full afvantage of the technology modern cpu alread provide or C) more time,
> effort and research is put into smaller cpu's like cell phones etc?
None of those, although B) and C) are partial factors. The real problem is a bunch of laws-of-physics types of things asserted themselves in the Pentium 4 days and derailed the ongoing clock speed march that had benefited MAME up to that point.
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