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The processors which are creating this flattening of the curve are for low-power, mobile or embedded use-cases where transistor density comes at a bigger cost.
by birdyrooster 7y ago
The processors which are creating this flattening of the curve are for low-power, mobile or embedded use-cases where transistor density comes at a bigger cost. The more cores you add, the more overhead power consumption there is for switching.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoDensity affects high end processors too. We already are past the point where it's necessary to throttle down to protect a processor from self-destruction. Nobody wants to employ the sort of heat exchanger necessary to keep running full bore all the time. Power consumption takes a back seat to power density.
- vardump 7y agoIt's been past that point more or less for 20 years. Thermal throttling is nothing new.