When dual-core came out we had a debate here about the cost of dual-core versus single-core. There was not a cost savings if one considered just the CPU, but there was a cost savings if one considered the entire box. On the other hand, using benchmark figures we saw that the performance scaled a little less than simple frequency multiplier. In the end, at the time of introduction of dual-core, the choice with regard to "cost-effectiveness" was a toss-up (either choice equally cost-effectiveness).
We can assume that AMD and Intel have marketing specialists that are almost as intelligent as the HPC staff at CRS4. So it is not surprising that at the moment of the introduction of quad-core, the actual cost-effectiveness taking into account everything is a function that meets the dual-core cost effectiveness. A kind of C1 continuity. best regards, Alan Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna Center for Advanced Studies, Research, and Development in Sardinia Postal Address: | Physical Address for FedEx, UPS, DHL: --------------- | ------------------------------------- Alan Scheinine | Alan Scheinine c/o CRS4 | c/o CRS4 C.P. n. 25 | Loc. Pixina Manna Edificio 1 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy | 09010 Pula (Cagliari), Italy Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 070 9250 238 [+39 070 9250 238] Fax: 070 9250 216 or 220 [+39 070 9250 216 or +39 070 9250 220] Operator at reception: 070 9250 1 [+39 070 9250 1] Mobile phone: 347 7990472 [+39 347 7990472] _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
