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MIT Startup Unveils New 64-Core CPU

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tech-is-neat-but-using-it-is-neater dept.

single-threaded writes "Tilera, a startup out of MIT, has announced that it is shipping a 64-core CPU. Called the TILE64, the CPU is fabbed on a 90nm process and is clocked at anywhere from 600MHz to 900MHz. 'What will make or break Tilera is not how many peak theoretical operations per second it's capable of (Tilera claims 192 billion 32-bit ops/sec), nor how energy-efficient its mesh network is, but how easy it is for programmers to extract performance from the device. That's the critical piece of TILE64's launch story that's missing right now, and it's what I'll keep an eye out for as I watch this product make its way in the market. Though there are any number of questions about this product that remain to be answered, one thing is for certain: TILE64 has indeed brought us into the era of 64 general-purpose, mesh-networked processor cores on a single chip, and that's a major milestone.'"

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  1. Oblig... by Bentov · · Score: 5, Funny

    No one will ever need more than 64 cores.

    1. Re:Oblig... by Ninjaesque+One · · Score: 4, Funny

      When the number of cores equals the hertz, then the number should stop doubling.

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  2. Correct! 6000 cores by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fry: If only they'd built it with 6001 cores! When will they ever learn!

  3. Rumored... by SeanMon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's rumored to be able to run 16 whole instances of Vista simultaneously!*

    *Required 32 GB of RAM not included.

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  4. Tequila128 by crea5e · · Score: 4, Funny

    In related news, Boston College has also released a processor of their own.

    The Tequila128. Free copy of virtual beer pong included.

  5. Re:I Did RTFM, and there's key info missing by HerculesMO · · Score: 3, Funny

    If we are judging based off of current generation processors, I believe the size of the chip will be about 3 feet squared.

    Warning: Sarcasm above may cause irritation of skin and explosion of monitor.

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  6. Re:Instruction Set by Mex · · Score: 5, Funny

    ""I'm due to talk to the head of Tilera's software team, which is actually larger than the company's hardware team.""

    He must be a really fat guy!

  7. I for one by tttonyyy · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, parallel welcome our new beowulf joke superseding overlords.
    I, for one, parallel welcome our new beowulf joke superseding overlords.
    I, for one, parallel welcome our new beowulf joke superseding overlords.
    I, for one, parallel welcome our new beowulf joke superseding overlords. ... ... ...
    I, for one, parallel welcome our new beowulf joke superseding overlords.

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    1. Re:I for one by fava · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually that is a serial welcome, a parallel welcome (8 core) would be:
      IIIIIIII,,,,,,,, ffffffffoooooooorrrrrrrr oooooooonnnnnnnneeeeeeee,,,,,,,, etc.

      fava