Re:HPC Systems Special Offer: Two A64FX Nodes in a 2U for $40k
by formerly_proven on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:24AM
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The Formula One engine has about 3-4x the crankshaft power of that Ford V6. The F1 engine has higher specs all around except weight and torque; the latter is irrelevant since gears exist.
Re:HPC Systems Special Offer: Two A64FX Nodes in a 2U for $40k
by mhh__ on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:24AM
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Keep in mind that the F1 engine can pump out 1000HP almost instantly and is more than 50% thermally efficient (Approximately double a road car)
Re:HPC Systems Special Offer: Two A64FX Nodes in a 2U for $40k
by cwilkes on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @10:46AM
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Also the F1 engine is only designed to last 1300 miles. Not sure if it is U.N. usable after that.
Re:HPC Systems Special Offer: Two A64FX Nodes in a 2U for $40k
by outsomnia on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:17AM
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They are just aarch64 cores like in your phone, not a "formula 1 engine". I think it's a really tough sell.
For around the same money you can buy 512 cores of modern AMD x86_64 (4 x 128 core, ~$5000 ea) AND 4 x rtx8000 gpu, 18,000 CUDA compute cores (also ~$5000 ea)
From wikipedia, a Ford Flex Limited can have a V6 turbocharged 3.6L engine (max torque 350 lb-ft), while a Formula One has a V6 turbocharged with only 1.6L (max torque 214 lb-ft).
The Formula One engine has lower specs, and cost orders of magnitude more.
I think that the answer is that this comparison doesn't make much sense, when the use cases and the target are so different.
Edit: it is funny to see all the replies to my comment mirroring the replies to the parent comment: there is a lot more to the comparison than just cherry-picking a few spec point.