Google Cloud Platform is the first cloud provider to offer Intel Skylake

Re:Google Cloud Platform is the first cloud provider to offe... by Cyph0n on Friday February 24, 2017 @12:10PM (#13725489)

OP said "will [they] even work?". That's a very different thing from a TLB bug. Although I concede that depending on the nature of the TLB bug, it may lead to a significant performance hit.

Regarding your criticisms of AMD's past processors, are you coming at this from a consumer standpoint, or are you just disappointed with their architecture and/or implementation?

I ask because the Phenom II seems quite loved by its users[1], and the FX series was also quite good for its price. I had a FX-8320 in my last PC and it was quite a capable CPU in my opinion, and many others seem to agree[2].

[1]: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681910...

[2]: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681911...

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Re:Google Cloud Platform is the first cloud provider to offe... by stuckagain on Friday February 24, 2017 @12:17PM (#13725557)

For datacenter operators there is no difference between "performance is so crippled that the TCO doesn't pencil out" and "does not work." No difference at all.

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