Difference between amd and intel pipelines

[shlib92]

in reference to the difference between amd and intel pipelines i read amd is deep and short while intel is long what does that mean ?

 

[r_manic]

Where did you read this? Please link to your source so that people here have a better idea of what you're talking about.

 

[cjl]

The Pentium 4 had a long pipeline, which allowed high clocks but was less efficient at getting work done. That isn't as true anymore though - the modern CPUs have a shorter pipeline.