Posted August 19, 2014 Sweet mother of processors, this is outrageous. Keep up the good work Oracle, keep it up indeed. I guess they need this kind of absurd firepower for the kinds of stuff they run. Also, pretty processors. With over 10 billion transistors on the die, the Sparc M7 is a whopper and will be, in terms of transistor count, the most dense processor on the market – bar none – when it ships sometime in 2015. The chip will have 32 cores, which is larger than a lot of four-socket servers had only a few years ago and which by any measure would have constituted a supercomputer two decades ago. It will be etched using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp’s 16 nanometer FinFET 3D transistor manufacturing node (which is sometimes also called 20 nanometer by some customers) on a 13 metal layer design. The M7 will be the sixth processor that Oracle has brought to market since the Sun acquisition closed in January 2010, and it is based on the fourth generation of Sparc CMT cores (short for Chip Multi-Threading) designed by Sun and Oracle. The Sparc T3 chip for entry and midrange servers from four years ago was based on the S2 cores, the Sparc T4 and T5 chips for similar sized boxes as well as the high-end Sparc M5 servers had chips based on the S3 cores. The Sparc M6-32 system announced last year and nicknamed the Big Memory Machine was based on the Sparc M6 chip, which also used the S3 cores. Like Intel, Oracle stretches a core design over several processor generations, making a few architectural tweaks between products and changing the performance profile of each chip by changing core counts, clock speeds, cache sizes, or altering other features like system interconnects. The S4 cores each have 16 KB of L1 instruction cache and 16 KB of L1 data cache. They are organized into clusters of four. The S4 core has a new L2 cache architecture, which allows for the same cycle count for accessing caches but allows for that cache to be 50 percent larger and still get the accesses done in the same compute time. The four cores share a 256 KB L2 instruction cache, which sits at the heart of the four-core cluster, with four independent interfaces to each core that deliver in excess of 128 GB/sec of bandwidth. (Oracle is not saying how much because it would reveal the clock speed of the processor, but Fowler did confirm that the Sparc M7 will spin faster than the current 3.6 GHz of the Sparc T5, M5, and M6 chips.) Each pair of cores shares a 256 KB L2 writeback data cache that also has interfaces to the core that provide more than 128 GB/sec of bandwidth. By having two L2 data caches, the bandwidth into the S4 core is twice as high as was the case with the S3 core. The overall L2 cache bandwidth on the four-core module is more than 1 TB/sec, which makes L2 cache bandwidth more than 8 TB/sec for the entire 32-core processor. http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/08/13/oracle-cranks-cores-32-sparc-m7-chip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 What is a chip like this used for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 What is a chip like this used for? Supercomputers NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 This isn't that impressive. There are 72+ core CPUs already in existence... http://www.tilera.com/sites/default/files/productbriefs/TILE-Gx8072_PB041-04_WEB.pdf http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/171678-intel-unveils-72-core-x86-knights-landing-cpu-for-exascale-supercomputing NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Aren't SPARC processors RISC? "You have got to be the biggest asshole on this forum..." -GingerbreadPK sudo rm -rf / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 So.......... no minecraft then...? God I'd love to have many many cores (32+) at my disposal to use. Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Supercomputers Can I buy one? I'm assuming even if I could buy one, which I probably can't, it would be incredibly expensive. PC: 4770K @ 4.0 GHz --- Maximus VI Hero --- 8 GB 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro --- EVGA 780 TI Classified @ 1300 MHz --- Samsung Evo 250 GB --- Corsair RM 750 --- Corsair Carbide Air 540 --- CM Storm Rapid-I (MX Blues with PMK Evergreen Keycaps) --- Windows XP --- Razer Naga --- Custom Loop Parts: 380I, EKWB 780 Classy Waterblock and Backplate, 240mm and 360mm XT45, Swiftech MCP655, EKWB multi option reservoir, Mayhems Pastel Red, Primochill Primoflex Advanced Clear Tubing, 5 SP 120 Quiet Editions --- Mobile: Surface Pro 3 (i5 128gb) with JD40 (MX Clears) and Microsoft Sculpt Mouse --- Galaxy S6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 I thought this was a phone CPU with names like m7 and s4 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Can I buy one? I'm assuming even if I could buy one, which I probably can't, it would be incredibly expensive. Welp the Tianhe-2 (currently most powerful supercomputer) uses the Xeon Phi 72 core processors I linked in the second link. It cost $390 million US. Can you afford it? NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Welp the Tianhe-2 (currently most powerful supercomputer) uses the Xeon Phi 72 core processors I linked in the second link. It cost $390 million US. Can you afford it? We'll I meant just one CPU. PC: 4770K @ 4.0 GHz --- Maximus VI Hero --- 8 GB 2133 MHz Corsair Vengeance Pro --- EVGA 780 TI Classified @ 1300 MHz --- Samsung Evo 250 GB --- Corsair RM 750 --- Corsair Carbide Air 540 --- CM Storm Rapid-I (MX Blues with PMK Evergreen Keycaps) --- Windows XP --- Razer Naga --- Custom Loop Parts: 380I, EKWB 780 Classy Waterblock and Backplate, 240mm and 360mm XT45, Swiftech MCP655, EKWB multi option reservoir, Mayhems Pastel Red, Primochill Primoflex Advanced Clear Tubing, 5 SP 120 Quiet Editions --- Mobile: Surface Pro 3 (i5 128gb) with JD40 (MX Clears) and Microsoft Sculpt Mouse --- Galaxy S6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 We'll I meant just one CPU. Ah, ok. One Xeon Phi costs $4129 US NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Two questions: 1. How much does this monster cost? 2. Can I fold on it? Quote Ignis (Primary rig) CPU i7-4770K Displays Dell U2312HM + 2x Asus VH236H MB ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Keyboard Rosewill K85 RGB BR RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X 16GB Mouse Razer DeathAdder GPU XFX RX 5700XT Headset V-Moda Crossfade LP2 PSU Lepa G1600 Case Corsair 350D Cooling Corsair H90 Storage PNY CS900 120GB (OS) + WD Blue 1TB Quote Server 01Alpha Server 01Beta Chaos Box (Loaner Rig) Router (pfSense) CPU Xeon X5650 CPU 2x Xeon E5520 CPU Xeon E3-1240V2 CPU Xeon E3-1246V3 MB Asus P6T WS Pro MB EVGA SR-2 MB ASRock H61MV-ITX MB ASRock H81 Pro BTC RAM Kingston unbuffered ECC 24GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB RAM Random Ebay RAM 12GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB GPU XFX R5 220 GPU EVGA GTX 580 SC GPU Gigabyte R9 295x2 GPU integrated PSU Corsair CX430M PSU Corsair AX1200 PSU Corsair GS700 PSU Antec EA-380D Case Norco RPC-450B 4U Case Rosewill RSV-L4000C Case Modified Bitfenix Prodigy Case Norco RPC-250 2U Cooling Noctua NH-U9S Cooling 2x CM Hyper 212 Evo Cooling EVGA CLC 120mm Cooling stock Storage PNY CS900 120GB (OS) Storage null Storage PNY CS900 120GB (OS) Storage Fujitsu 150GB HDD 8x WD Red 1TB in Raid 6 WD Black 1TB WD Green 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 I need over 12 cores or else . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 This isn't that impressive. There are 72+ core CPUs already in existence... http://www.tilera.com/sites/default/files/productbriefs/TILE-Gx8072_PB041-04_WEB.pdf http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/171678-intel-unveils-72-core-x86-knights-landing-cpu-for-exascale-supercomputing thats a xeon phi its a botched down x86 and very small slow cores these on the other hand are large high clocked cores with L1 and L2 cache pretty different work loads If your grave doesn't say "rest in peace" on it You are automatically drafted into the skeleton war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 thats a xeon phi its a botched down x86 and very small slow cores these on the other hand are large high clocked cores with L1 and L2 cache pretty different work loads 16KB of L cache is not impressive. Even an i5 has more than that. Plus the phi is used in the most powerful supercomputer, I don't think you can argue with that. The article doesn't even list the processor's computing power. NEW PC build: Blank Heaven minimalist white and black PC Old S340 build log "White Heaven" The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log Project AntiRoll (prototype) Custom speaker project Spoiler Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2014 Two questions: 1. How much does this monster cost? 2. Can I fold on it? Technically it would cost you only the cost of fabrication. If I remember correctly, SPARC is an open source architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 2, 2014 I see Sun resurgent in this ^^ Don't ask to ask, just ask... please sudo chmod -R 000 /* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 2, 2014 How big is the actual CPU? Compared to LGA 1150/2011 sockets? Really cool nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 2, 2014 Supercomputers Erm, uh...no... Sparc in supercomputers?! 0% market share in the top 1500 supercomputers. Maybe entry-level stuff, but only Oracle develops software for the Sparc platform... Software Engineer for Suncorp (Australia), Computer Tech Enthusiast, Miami University Graduate, Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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