Intel readies a six core chip - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 26th Feb 2008, 07:31

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02...ix_core_chip/1

Quad-cores? Pff, old hat! How does a hex-core chip with a over 25MB of cache sound? Intel preps its Dunnington processor for a 2H08 release

rhuitron · 26th Feb 2008, 08:45

Ok,

2 Core= Duo Core
4 Core= Quad core
6 Core= SEX CORE?

Btw, this is a fraekin trip!
What are we going to do with it though?

Well..........never mind that question. I can think of great things to do with it.

kenco_uk · 26th Feb 2008, 09:28

Wait.. it's not April 1st.

The 1066 bus speed - is that then quad-pumped? Or is that the quad-pumped speed?

rjkoneill · 26th Feb 2008, 09:43

"No specific desktop use has been outlined"
so basically its gonna be 2-4 years+ until we start seeing 6core chips in peoples sigs

DXR_13KE · 26th Feb 2008, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjkoneill

"No specific desktop use has been outlined"
so basically its gonna be 2-4 years+ until we start seeing 6core chips in peoples sigs

or 10 moths for 8 core chips.....

impar · 26th Feb 2008, 10:52

Greetings!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuitron

6 Core= SEX CORE?

Hexa-core.

Nikumba · 26th Feb 2008, 11:01

Depends if you have the cash for Skulltrail

docodine · 26th Feb 2008, 12:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by impar

Greetings!

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuitron

6 Core= SEX CORE?

Hexa-core.

Guh, I would've bought a Sex-core PC just for kicks.

Dreaming · 26th Feb 2008, 13:37

Bear in mind intel plan to have 80 core chips in 2012, so we're probably going to see some doubling every year or something like that.

2006 - 2 cores
2007 - 4 cores
2008 - 8 cores?
2009 - 16 cores

2010 - 32
2011 - 64
2012 - 128

of course, this is probably completely wrong, but hey there we go

chrisb2e9 · 26th Feb 2008, 15:08

is moores law going to start applying to the number of cores in a cpu?

mrb_no1 · 26th Feb 2008, 15:27

i could research this before i ask, but i cant be fecked to do so, but isnt moores law specific to core speed, seeing a max of 4ghz or whatever it was, or did he create moores zeroth law like newton as he realised you can only fit soo many coes on the chip? Purely in response to chris' question.

I can see it now, new AMD 5 core solution with unparalled performance, the note reads: yes, we did it again, a botched batch of proccesors came out of one of our fab's so instead of six, you get 5 but what the hell, maybe we'll get it right one day but for now we'll say that we are covering a niche in the market :P Anyone know what AMD's roadmap has instore for us, will they ever really compete with intel again?

peace

naokaji · 26th Feb 2008, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrb_no1

i could research this before i ask, but i cant be fecked to do so, but isnt moores law specific to core speed, seeing a max of 4ghz or whatever it was, or did he create moores zeroth law like newton as he realised you can only fit soo many cores on the chip? Purely in response to chris' question.

Moores law was just about transistor count, If we assume Moore's law does apply to multicore cpu's and assuming intel would stop increasing the transistor number per core then with a 6 core cpu in 2008 it would mean a 12 core cpu in 2010, a 24 core cpu in 2012... but, Intel wont stop increasing the Transistor number per core, so its rather hard to make predictions based on Moore's Law if it comes to Number of Cores in Future Cpu's.

Hydra · 26th Feb 2008, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhuitron

Ok,
6 Core= SEX CORE?

This is crazy. It's also sort of depressing. No matter how much you spend on an uber high end system, there will always be something better in a year.

Spaceraver · 27th Feb 2008, 02:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydra

This is crazy. It's also sort of depressing. No matter how much you spend on an uber high end system, there will always be something better in a year.

Has it taken so long to figure that one out? :P
j/k
No matter what we do the industry will has something better in a few months.. Once You could run DOS 6.22 on a 16MB Ram machine and it would be flying.
Today.. Just to cope with all the bling we need 256 times that amount..

HourBeforeDawn · 27th Feb 2008, 06:25

okay so umm I know this is cool and all but what do we need it for? I mean we are just not taking advantage of dual cores, barely have touched the quads and now this???

Constructacon · 27th Feb 2008, 06:46

[quote=Spaceraver]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hydra

No matter what we do the industry will has something better in a few months.. Once You could run DOS 6.22 on a 16MB Ram machine and it would be flying.
Today.. Just to cope with all the bling we need 256 times that amount..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Gates (circa 1983)

Nobody will ever need more than 640 kB RAM.

Who knows how far we're going to end up going with computing power.

The_Beast · 27th Feb 2008, 22:35

Why 6??? Why not just stack 2 quads on eachother and make a 8 core CPU?

freedom810 · 27th Feb 2008, 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Beast

Why 6??? Why not just stack 2 quads on eachother and make a 8 core CPU?

Because there silly.

HourBeforeDawn · 27th Feb 2008, 23:49

they want to milk the market, why release 8 when you can make money selling 6 and then release 8.

chrisb2e9 · 28th Feb 2008, 05:26

exactly, I should of bought a dual core instead of a quad. I dont use the quad and i could overclock a dual farther because there is less heat. no matter how you look at it, if you only use one core out of however many you have, whats the point of even having more than one?
sure in time we will be using more than one core on a regular basis, but in the mean time why spend the extra money.

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26th Feb 2008, 15:08	#10
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,070	is moores law going to start applying to the number of cores in a cpu?

26th Feb 2008, 15:27	#11
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	i could research this before i ask, but i cant be fecked to do so, but isnt moores law specific to core speed, seeing a max of 4ghz or whatever it was, or did he create moores zeroth law like newton as he realised you can only fit soo many coes on the chip? Purely in response to chris' question. I can see it now, new AMD 5 core solution with unparalled performance, the note reads: yes, we did it again, a botched batch of proccesors came out of one of our fab's so instead of six, you get 5 but what the hell, maybe we'll get it right one day but for now we'll say that we are covering a niche in the market :P Anyone know what AMD's roadmap has instore for us, will they ever really compete with intel again? peace __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

27th Feb 2008, 06:25	#15
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,796	okay so umm I know this is cool and all but what do we need it for? I mean we are just not taking advantage of dual cores, barely have touched the quads and now this??? __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •

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28th Feb 2008, 05:26	#20
chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,070	exactly, I should of bought a dual core instead of a quad. I dont use the quad and i could overclock a dual farther because there is less heat. no matter how you look at it, if you only use one core out of however many you have, whats the point of even having more than one? sure in time we will be using more than one core on a regular basis, but in the mean time why spend the extra money.