"The conclusion that more than 16 cores makes no sense might well be a good conclusion for now, but "more than 16 cores may well be pointless" is by no means a

"The conclusion that more than 16 cores makes no sense might well be a good conclusion for now, but "more than 16 cores may well be pointless" is by no means a conclusion for the long or even mid term." From the article: "But, to my knowledge, these die-stacking schemes are further from down the road than the production of a mass-market processor with greater than 16 cores." The article is pretty clear that "more then 16 cores may well be pointless" is for now.