That's assuming it's actually even possible to use all that bare metal. I worked for a company that tried to optimize its code by buying multiple servers with 6

That's assuming it's actually even possible to use all that bare metal. I worked for a company that tried to optimize its code by buying multiple servers with 64 core processors - one for each customer - when the critical process couldn't use more than one core. They were mostly kept afloat by using their patent portfolio as a weapon.