IPC is static. It doesn't change regardless of clock speed. IPS is what matters.
And no one is saying that IPC doesn't matter. They're saying that IPC is just one part of the entire equation, not the whole thing, with clock speed being the other part.
And no one is saying that IPC doesn't matter. They're saying that IPC is just one part of the entire equation, not the whole thing, with clock speed being the other part.








If there had been no Athlon64, we would probably have Pentium4s at 10GHz now.

. Maybe we can hope for a 9ghz+ piledriver?


