Re:Intel Brings a Big Fork to a Server CPU Knife Fight
by chipdart on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @11:07AM
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> (...) must come from some customers demanding core count density above all else.
I don't think you realize that that's not a niche, whimsical requirement that you can only explain with conspiracy theories.
For decades, all hosting providers have been paying a premium to have more computational power with a smaller size and power footprint.
This is not a AWS whim. All cloud providers want this, and have been paying a premium for this. If anything, AWS had the budget to roll out their own CPUs.
I don't think you realize that that's not a niche, whimsical requirement that you can only explain with conspiracy theories.
For decades, all hosting providers have been paying a premium to have more computational power with a smaller size and power footprint.
This is not a AWS whim. All cloud providers want this, and have been paying a premium for this. If anything, AWS had the budget to roll out their own CPUs.
How long ago did AMD launched its Bulldozer line?