AMD working on 64-core, 128-thread processor

[Jamie McKane]

AMD working on 64-core, 128-thread processor

AMD is preparing to launch a 64-core/128-thread Threadripper processor, WCCFTech reported.

This would double the core-count of the largest High-End Desktop (HEDT) processor currently in circulation - AMD's own 32-core W2990X.

 

[mercurial]

WTAF

 

[ArmatageShanks]

WTAF

For server/VM/Encoding workloads.

 

[mercurial]

For server/VM/Encoding workloads.

I know. It's just mind-blowing.

 

[Former member 61586]

Watch porn, encode illegally obtained movie and music and play minecraft all at the same time.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I know. It's just mind-blowing.

Indeed, so is this, 72 cores

 

[R4ziel]

Watch porn, encode illegally obtained movie and music and play minecraft all at the same time.

Hold on Satan, minecraft, especially modded, will take all those cores, no way you do all those and play modded minecraft

 

[kolaval]

Could it be not that much more difficult/costly (anymore) to go from 8 to 16 to 32 to 64 cores?
Since you have to make the lithography mask for it in any case?

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Could it be not that much more difficult/costly (anymore) to go from 8 to 16 to 32 to 64 cores?
Since you have to make the lithography mask for it in any case?

This is made possible by AMDs chiplet design, they're using 8 core chiplets which they connect together.

The Threadripper is essentially just a consumer Epyc processor which already exists:

 

[kolaval]

I've not build a PC, so I have not seen threadripper, is the CPU really that big?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

I've not build a PC, so I have not seen threadripper, is the CPU really that big?

Meh, not that it really matters

 

[kolaval]

Reminds me of my youth!

 

[Former member 61586]

I've not build a PC, so I have not seen threadripper, is the CPU really that big?

Yeah. Its stupid big. And draws a lot of power.

 

[konfab]

But can it run Crysis?

 

[creeper]

But can it run Crysis?

Or play solitaire?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

But can it run Crysis?

Or play solitaire?

If utilized fully it'll probably be able to run windows playing solitaire inside of crysis on a virtual machine inside minecraft.

 

[PhireSide]

Indeed, so is this, 72 cores

Recommended Customer Price - $3213.00

Eina. Also I see the Xeon Phi is a server chip with relatively low core clocks which would be suited to parallel tasks, whereas TR4 chips are HEDT parts and should clock better.

That being said $3000 for a CPU is probably not marketed towards many of us on here

 

[cguy]

Indeed, so is this, 72 cores

Eina. Also I see the Xeon Phi is a server chip with relatively low core clocks which would be suited to parallel tasks, whereas TR4 chips are HEDT parts and should clock better.

That being said $3000 for a CPU is probably not marketed towards many of us on here

The Xeon Phi was a hunk-a-junk to try salvage Intels last big GPU project and to compete with GPU compute. It failed horribly and was finally cancelled last year.

 

[Dan C]

 

[ArmatageShanks]

At the end of the day, until core/thread utilization is handled by something more suitable than the specific application, large core numbers won't be properly utilized in most use cases.