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pabs3 on Feb 20, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Thoughts on Intel software-defined silicon

Can't you use regular desktop chips in workstations?

p12tic on Feb 20, 2022 [–]

That would be a significant downgrade. Threadripper CPUs top out at 64 cores / 128 threads.

anticensor on Feb 20, 2022 | [–]

Due to thermal constraints, a 64-core Threadripper 3990X has a lower peak load than 4 separate 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X units combined.

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