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So this one I actually know - Threadripper can be configured (to present) in NUMA or UMA modes.

• sliken 9y ago
  Sounds like "content" mode is UMA and all cores/threads active. "Game" mode is NUMA, but with half the CPUs disabled. Seems like most folks with a decent OS would want NUMA and all cores/threads active. Is that possible?
  • yarg 9y ago
    Yes, but the software actually needs to be NUMA aware. A lot of current server software works that way - groups of tightly coupled threads target the same node, which prevents major performance issues in multi-CPU systems. In general such systems are very good at multitasking, but not so good at running a single demanding application (if it is not NUMA aware). The same thing applies with Threadripper - albeit with lower internode latency.
    • microcolonel 9y ago
      I guess the next step is to make game engines and web browsers NUMA aware.