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If you look at this, there is a chart of memory speed versus CPU speed from 1980 - 2000. I need to use a similar chart in a research paper, and I need a good set of data from a reputable source to use for the chart.

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Does anyone know where I could find this?

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  • Took the liberty to add the chart you referred to
    – Ivo Flipse
    Sep 22, 2009 at 19:13
  • Image is broken.
    – Gareth
    Aug 18, 2011 at 4:29

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I'd say your best bet is looking up the frequencies of the main processor/memory types (like Pentium) on Wikipedia, since they tend to give you some nice tables with an overview of their specs.

In the case of Pentium you get a very broad range (in time) of frequencies, which is probably what your after.

For memory, someone else will have to suggest a type or brand though you could look for things like DDR memory etc.

Downside: you'll have to create a graph like this yourself, though with Excel, that shouldn't be too hard. And in case you miss some years, just interpolate ;-) Moore's Law will keep you safe!

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  • The problem with just looking at frequencies is that it doesn't take other factors of the architecture into account. If you took a 3GHz P4 and a single core of a 3GHz Core 2 Duo, the C2D will win hands down because of the refined architecture behind it, even if you manually force the busses and all other components to the same speed.
    – MDMarra
    Sep 22, 2009 at 21:27
  • Totally true, but I don't know of a database of benchmarks that go back 15-20 years. You can't exactly compare Win95 performance with Win7...
    – Ivo Flipse
    Sep 23, 2009 at 7:01
  • Agreed, that is a problem. The OP may have to go digging through old white papers and release docs for a completely accurate comparison. The problem with those is that a lot of the info in there isn't real world performance. It's kind of a catch 22
    – MDMarra
    Sep 23, 2009 at 12:44

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