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> Intel doesn't even ship a consumer CPU (i.e., a non-Xeon) that supports ECC. Not true - there are some Atoms that do, but they're targeted at NAS type uses.
by rodgerd 12y ago
> Intel doesn't even ship a consumer CPU (i.e., a non-Xeon) that supports ECC.
Not true - there are some Atoms that do, but they're targeted at NAS type uses. It is the case you can't get Core-series processors with ECC.
AMD used to offer very broad support for ECC, but data integrity clearly didn't win market share.
- zf00002 12y agoThis is no longer true either. Intel has consumer desktop Celeron, Pentium, and i3 series chips that support ECC. The i3's in particular are fairly popular with FreeNAS users. http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced?s=t&SocketsSupported=FCLGA1150&ECCMemory=true http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced?s=t&SocketsSupported=FC...
- sliverstorm 12y agodata integrity clearly didn't win market share It requires more expensive, compatible DRAM right? Knowing that, it shouldn't really be super surprising. Enabling it on die is just one piece of the equation.
- rodgerd 12y agoThe problem is that if you say "fast, cheap, reliable, pick two" people will pick "fast" and "cheap". Even people who might ordinarily worry about whether their workstation is silently corrupting their data.