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Intel Pledges 80 Core Processor in 5 Years

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thinking-of-the-gaming dept.

ZonkerWilliam writes "Intel has developed an 80 core processor with claims 'that can perform a trillion floating point operations per second.'" From the article: "CEO Paul Otellini held up a silicon wafer with the prototype chips before several thousand attendees at the Intel Developer Forum here on Tuesday. The chips are capable of exchanging data at a terabyte a second, Otellini said during a keynote speech. The company hopes to have these chips ready for commercial production within a five-year window."

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  1. Gillette Razor Joke.. by SevenHands · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Gillette pledges a razor with 81 micro blades. 80 blades are individually controlled via Intel's new 80 core processor. The 81st blade is available just because..

  2. Re:So... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will finally run Vista, right?

    And get here ahead of it, so we'll be ready.

    KFG

  3. Re:Ok, it HAS to be said... by NiceRoundNumber · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Imagine a Beowolf cluster of those!

    I never petaflop I didn't like.

    --
    Diplomacy is the art of letting other people have your way.
  4. $$$ for Oracle by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You fools! Do you have any clue how much Oracle licenses will cost for this thing?