tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20218451.post115949791173773247..comments2023-10-30T22:14:47.193+08:00Comments on FanBoy TechWeb: Tech Link (Industry): Intel pledges 80 cores in five yearsdeath_metalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099277473601603921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20218451.post-1159583828789292972006-09-30T10:37:00.000+08:002006-09-30T10:37:00.000+08:00Yeah, that's the idea I guess, ensuring we have pr...Yeah, that's the idea I guess, ensuring we have processors doing specialized task. However, software needs to catch up. Right now, we have four cores on the near horizon and "day to day" software we used are yet to be optimized. We need vendors to be more creative like Chipzilla.<BR/><BR/>"Hey, we have four cores, Windows XP is optimized for two cores, let's use the other two cores for other tasks such as Physics for games or preloading other stuff in the background faster than the user can click (or even think about) it." - YAY!death_metalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099277473601603921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20218451.post-1159556029260067242006-09-30T02:53:00.000+08:002006-09-30T02:53:00.000+08:00i'm sure our boys at Intel are working on a good u...i'm sure our boys at Intel are working on a good use for this prototype.. if they can fit 80 cores in 1 package, then they can put all sorts of things in it as well, not just 80 of those simple FP cores.. just imagine having like a hybrid multi-core, where a processor package could contain like 8 general purpose cores (like what we have now) 16 FP units, 16 physics units, and add in whatever type of specialized processor the market will demand by then :P<BR/><BR/>So by then, when we buy our Intel procs, we won't have to worry about buying physics accelerators and all those other things that go for $400++.. hehe :)<BR/><BR/>It's great news for Intel fanboys everywhere :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com