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How many cores do you need?

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    k5054
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    Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

    Keep Calm and Carry On

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      Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

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      Good thing I live close to the Great Lakes[^], as I'd need to cool it somehow.

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        Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

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        OriginalGriff
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        An entire wafer? So ... yield is going to be relatively low then ...

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          Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

          Keep Calm and Carry On

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          Marc Clifton
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          Now if only I could think of something really amazing to do with 128 cores!

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            Now if only I could think of something really amazing to do with 128 cores!

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            Keep track of things for me; what was I going to do, why did I come into this room, did I put on socks and do they match, what was I doing, before I got interrupted, etc..

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              Now if only I could think of something really amazing to do with 128 cores!

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              Maximilien
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              Play Crysis Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 ? (yeah I know GPU also play a big part of it).

              I'd rather be phishing!

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              • K k5054

                Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

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                W Balboos GHB
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                For an apple, one core is usually enough (double entendre intended).

                Ravings en masse^

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  An entire wafer? So ... yield is going to be relatively low then ...

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                  Jorgen Andersson
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                  I suspect they can turn off individual cores.

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                  • K k5054

                    Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

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                    Daniel Pfeffer
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                    But have they got Doom running on it? :)

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                      I suspect they can turn off individual cores.

                      Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger

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                      OriginalGriff
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                      They may have to: a wafer with no "failed areas" is a rarity - so I'd be surprised if they don't lose a few cores from each.

                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                      • K k5054

                        Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

                        Keep Calm and Carry On

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                        dandy72
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                        My VM host has gotta be half a dozen years old by now, and I've yet to encounter a situation where I thought it needed more cores. RAM however...now *that's* never enough.

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                        • K k5054

                          Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

                          Keep Calm and Carry On

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                          Lost User
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                          I'd be happy with 400.000 cores. Needless to say, they not available, and thus not economically viable. May exist in a lab, but won't exist any time soon in a normal PC.

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                            Mycroft Holmes
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                            Heh what was that sonny, 128 cores, in my day...

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                              Heh what was that sonny, 128 cores, in my day...

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                              Mike Hankey
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                              128 cores, who would ever need more than 128? 64k memory for each should be plenty right?

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                                Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

                                Keep Calm and Carry On

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                                is this a Lie?! ;P

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                                  They may have to: a wafer with no "failed areas" is a rarity - so I'd be surprised if they don't lose a few cores from each.

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                  Jorgen Andersson
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                                  I also noted that they have 850000 cores, an amazingly inexact number for being a "computer chip".

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                                    Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

                                    Keep Calm and Carry On

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                                    Rage
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                                    If you need high resolution in the task manager, I think you need many : Windows Task Manager Runs Doom (896 cores) - YouTube[^]

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                                      Eight, maybe 16? Lust after a 64 core ThreadRipper or a Dual Epyc 64 core system for a total of 128 cores and 256 Threads? pfffft! Stop dreaming so small: [Cerebras teases second-generation wafer-scale AI chip | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/cerebras-teases-second-generation-wafer-scale-ai-chip/) Now, imagine a beowulf cluster ...

                                      Keep Calm and Carry On

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                                      Josh Gray2
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                                      I have 96 core boxes at work, they're awesome

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