Thread: 1000 core CPU chip
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Old 01-03-2011, 03:45 PM   #5
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Re: 1000 core CPU chip
This article doesn't sound too reliable.

For one it sounds like all hype, and the picture of the woman and its subtitle contributes nothing to the article.

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The developments could usher in a new age of high-speed computing in the next few years for home users frustrated with slow-running systems.




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Dr Wim Vanderbauwhede of the University of Glasgow who led the team and (right) the chip which promises to usher in a new age of high-speed computing.
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A woman sits in front of a slow-running laptop.
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The chip was able to process around five gigabytes of data per second in testing - making it approximately 20 times faster than modern computers.
Compared to what modern computer? Doing what processing, 5GB worth of 2+2 statements? They should have run a benchmark instead of tossing out such vague figures.
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