News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Intel knows it's no longer inside. Parent comment

Re:Intel knows it's no longer inside by protomyth on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @05:55PM (#11818550)
Sure, some sports car engines turn at over 9,000 RPM, but a car stuck in 1st gear on 9 inch wide street tires is not going to go faster than the same car in 5th with 11.5 inch wide racing tires. Even at the pinnacle of motorsport RPM is a poor determinant of speed, it takes a whole system.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Intel knows it's no longer inside by hvidgaard on Thursday June 02, 2016 @02:20AM (#11820712)
That is true, but at least for engines, it's a fairly safe bet, that if the engines goes beyond 12k rpm, it's build for speed.

That said, I suppose this differs depending on wether or not you think of the gearbox as a part of the engine (CPU) or not.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Intel knows it's no longer inside by protomyth on Thursday June 02, 2016 @09:42AM (#11822364)
My analogy was comparing the CPU to a car, so I do consider the gearbox. An engine, no matter how many RPMs it can turn, is pretty useless without the vehicle.
[ Parent | on HN ]