Doing the math - even a conservative estimate for 1983 to 2003 is eight doublings. That would give us a hypothetical Pentium 4 at 768GHz today. Which, Netburst

Doing the math - even a conservative estimate for 1983 to 2003 is eight doublings. That would give us a hypothetical Pentium 4 at 768GHz today. Which, Netburst or no, would wipe the floor with the fastest available multi-core chip. While also putting out enough heat energy to keep a small town in Northern Canada warm all winter long.