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> 96 core 1U server is going to bear a high price The server market only cares about price/watt and size. 1U is very small for such a parallel system, no need
by gravypod 10y ago
> 96 core 1U server is going to bear a high price
The server market only cares about price/watt and size. 1U is very small for such a parallel system, no need to write your code for Phis or anything like that, and low power in comparison to Intel.
Win, win, and win.
- erik_seaberg 10y agoDoes the market care much about size? I thought there were lots of datacenters that reached their limits on power and cooling despite having floor space available for more racks.
- dozzie 10y ago> Does the market care much about size? If it didn't, we wouldn't have blade servers, for which the main selling point is density.
- gravypod 10y agoIt depends on place to place but sometimes space is limited. I know some places need "off-site" backups that are within walking distance (not really too off site). For companies in NYC or populated areas space is a factor. Also if a machine was half as power consuming, twice as powerful, but you could only fit one in your entire datacenter, I don't think many would go for it. Having many systems is a failure tolerance assurance. Being able to increse your power efficiency, processing ability, AND capacity all by switching to a single system that's priced competativly/cheaper to the market standard? That's a wining combo.