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Because people still buy new computers and use those applications on them – that's why single-thread performance is (for the moment at least) still important.
by matthewmacleod 10y ago
Because people still buy new computers and use those applications on them – that's why single-thread performance is (for the moment at least) still important.
I do understand where you're coming from, but real-world performance is important, especially when that world is imperfect.
- floatboth 10y agoFor these applications, any modern desktop CPU is enough, and enough is all you need for them. People browse the web and do office tasks just fine on tiny 10W "Ultrabook" CPUs.
- contingencies 10y agoJust this week I bought three systems for PXE-boot office use at http://infinite-food.com/ http://infinite-food.com/ and settled on Kaby Lake G3950 dual core Celerons with integrated Intel HD graphics. Here in China a whole mini-ITX system (including case, 180W power supply, 8GB DDR4 2133 RAM, G3950 CPU, motherboard, keyboard and mouse but not screen) is ~USD$174 (inc. parts shipping). I think Intel's integrated GPUs are still very attractive at the lower end of the market.
- geezerjay 10y ago> Because people still buy new computers and use those applications on them – that's why single-thread performance is (for the moment at least) still important. That's a load of bullshit. No one ever complained that the web is unbrowsable or an excel spreadsheet is unworkable without a high-end boutique processor. Those benchmarks are simply a load of bullshit that evaluate something that is utterly irrelevant.
- stolsvik 10y agoHi geezerjay, I'm trying to find a way to contact you - I was wondering whether you could comment on a previous comment about used opterons for "Budget HPC": Where would I go to find this, and build myself such a rig? Links?
- geezerjay 10y agoYou can check ebay, where they are being sold for spare change. That's where I've bought mine.