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Why build a quad core CPU when you can just wait a few years and a single core CPU will be just as fast?
by biot 10y ago
Why build a quad core CPU when you can just wait a few years and a single core CPU will be just as fast?
- quonn 10y agoA quad-core CPU is worth building, because it is general-purpose, not application-specific. Note that the story already changes with - say - 16-core CPUs. Those are not useful for many users so they are not as common.
- biot 10y agoIt seems to me that the Connection Machine is somewhat analogous to massive-core GPUs, and that with the right tooling one could use it for general purpose apps.
- analognoise 10y agoYou can hammer a nail with a wrench, but that doesn't mean it's the right tool.