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I have a 20 core CPU (13600), it is already much faster in compiling large programs: it took me ~15mins to build linux kernel. Even if some future CPU can speed

I have a 20 core CPU (13600), it is already much faster in compiling large programs: it took me ~15mins to build linux kernel. Even if some future CPU can speed up the task by say 3X, I still have to wait for 5mins, and will be distracted. Perhaps the difference would be larger for tasks that are much more time consuming than this, say 3 days vs 1 day.

dinvlad 4y ago
Word is, the current top of the line chips can already compile it in 1 minute (!)
- tkinom 4y ago
  About right, did it two years ago with 2 Sockets, 128Cores (64 core per socket), 256 Threads 2 Epyc Motherboard with 1TB DDR4. Build Kernel < 90 seconds. Should be faster nowadays....
  - dinvlad 4y ago
    That is the first thing I'm gonna do after finally building it in Feb :-)