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eppur_se_muova

(36,943 posts) Wed Jul 24, 2024, 08:17 PM Jul 24

We're gonna learn lots of new Greek numbers -- Intel is already selling "octacosacore" CPUs for servers.

That's 28 cores.

And 288-core CPUs -- not GPUs -- have already been announced.

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We're gonna learn lots of new Greek numbers -- Intel is already selling "octacosacore" CPUs for servers. (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jul 24 OP

Oooh, I want one! lastlib Jul 24 #1

Price tag to go with. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 24 #2

Why I just want one..... lastlib Jul 24 #3

more cores are the best cores nealr Jul 26 #4

I do a lot of numerical/scientific computing, so I'm used to 98%+ utilization of whatever's there. eppur_se_muova Jul 26 #5

lastlib

(24,364 posts)

1. Oooh, I want one!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 08:49 PM

Jul 24

That's gotta have some zip!

eppur_se_muova

(36,943 posts)

2. Price tag to go with. nt

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 10:15 PM

Jul 24

lastlib

(24,364 posts)

3. Why I just want one.....

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:26 PM

Jul 24

...and not GETTING one!

I just bought my first new computer in years--a core i9 (24 cores), 5.4 GHz---$2,100. Ouch! With a few add-ons, software, including a color laser printer, I dropped $3,500. So I won't be buying up for a LO-O-O-NNNNG while..........

nealr

(40 posts)

4. more cores are the best cores

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:34 AM

Jul 26

I have an elderly, shaky HP Z420 workstation right now - a twelve core machine that is now twelve years old. The logical replacement is a fourteen core Z440 that would be only eight or nine years old ... but I light up all twelve so rarely I just don't care in terms of speed. Twenty eight seems like massive overkill, unless you've got a very specific application for it.

eppur_se_muova

(36,943 posts)

5. I do a lot of numerical/scientific computing, so I'm used to 98%+ utilization of whatever's there.