I would be far more interested in 4~8 core server CPUs that can run at 5-6GHz non-stop rather than 64-256 core parts. Intel already demonstrated 6GHz on the des

I would be far more interested in 4~8 core server CPUs that can run at 5-6GHz non-stop rather than 64-256 core parts. Intel already demonstrated 6GHz on the desktop, so I don't see why this would be infeasible. I feel like if I need to coordinate work on more than 32 cores, I might as well start talking to the GPU or some other accelerator. Latency isn't going to be fantastic in any arrangement with more than 1 logical CPU looking at the same data. There are a lot of applications in fintech, databases, etc., where you have this one golden thread that runs nearly 100% of the business. Doubling the frequency under this would have a positive impact on performance margins.