24-core CPU and I can’t type an email

Re:24-core CPU and I can’t type an email – part two by dsr_ on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:39AM (#17827623)

Given:

- gigabit ethernet LAN and a speedy Internet connection

- doing "desktop" work -- browser, SSH, office docs, media consumption

All my machines feel snappy, ranging from the $250 NUC through the MBP2011 (with 16GB RAM and an SSD) through the midrange Intel desktop (also 16GB RAM and an SSD).

I don't play any significant games and major computation happens on servers, not on anything I'm typing directly on.

It's been snappy for a decade, and I don't expect a noticeable improvement the next time I get something new. I might be pushing more pixels to a screen, but it will respond at about the same speed.

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Re:24-core CPU and I can’t type an email – part two by sp332 on Thursday August 23, 2018 @02:55PM (#17829708)

Since everyone mentioned SSDs, I'll second getting a gigabit local network connection. Now I store everything on the server in another room, and my laptop, desktop, and consoles can load and share files almost like the hard drive was connected to each directly.

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Re:24-core CPU and I can’t type an email – part two by ubermonkey on Thursday August 23, 2018 @02:49PM (#17829675)

Great point. I went from 25Mbps DSL to symmetric gigabit fiber last year, and that'll change your life.

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