On Apr 6, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Hearns, John wrote: > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/05/intel_xeon_e7_launch/ > > 10 core Westmere EX on an eight socket box = 80 cores > These would be a very nice machine. > Anyone know if machines like this will be built? > Do the sockets have enough Quickpath links to create an 8-way > topology?
What do you intend to use the machines for? For a chessprogram they would be great, but none of those guys has the cash to pay for these machines. For financial world it would be a waste of money as well as the latency probably will be very very bad. They seem to get equipped with a max of 512GB ram, not really much for those who badly need a lot of RAM, if we consider the price of such a configured machine. Same price like a power7. > > > John Hearns | CFD Hardware Specialist | McLaren Racing Limited > McLaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4YH, UK > > T: +44 (0) 1483 261000 > D: +44 (0) 1483 262352 > F: +44 (0) 1483 261010 > E: john.hea...@mclaren.com > W: www.mclaren.com > > > > > The contents of this email are confidential and for the exclusive > use of the intended recipient. If you receive this email in error > you should not copy it, retransmit it, use it or disclose its > contents but should return it to the sender immediately and delete > your copy. > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin > Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
