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But the decision to make server chips entirely of E cores must come from some customers demanding core count density above all else. I'm suggesting where that d
by paol 2y ago
But the decision to make server chips entirely of E cores must come from some customers demanding core count density above all else. I'm suggesting where that demand comes from.
- chipdart 2y ago> (...) must come from some customers demanding core count density above all else. I don't think you realize that that's not a niche, whimsical requirement that you can only explain with conspiracy theories. For decades, all hosting providers have been paying a premium to have more computational power with a smaller size and power footprint. This is not a AWS whim. All cloud providers want this, and have been paying a premium for this. If anything, AWS had the budget to roll out their own CPUs. How long ago did AMD launched its Bulldozer line?