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Motherboard reports on a press release by the University of California Davis, where researchers designed a multiple instruction, multiple data (MIMD) microprocessor. Unlike a GPU, each core can run distinct instructions on distinct data.
According to the researchers the chip has a greater number of cores than any other "fabricated programmable many-core [chip]," exceeding the 336 cores of the Ambric Am2045, which was produced commercially.
IBM was commissioned to fabricate the processor in 32 nm partially depleted silicon-on-insulator (PD-SOI). It is claimed that the device can "process 115 billion instructions per second while dissipating only 1.3 watts." or, when operating at greater supply voltage and clock rate, "execute 1 trillion instructions/sec while dissipating 13.1 W."
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday June 22 2016, @04:23PM
Serious question here: is this going to be useful for general purpose computation, or even code compilation, at any point in time? Compiling is usually well-parallelizable but there are some parts which are single-threaded.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday June 22 2016, @04:44PM
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Maybe use it like a coprocessor, and keep a fast 2-4 core processor nearby.
Some applications can definitely adapt to 8-10 hyperthreaded cores [tomshardware.com]. 1,000? If the hardware is out there (not just in a UC Davis lab), someone will run with it.
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(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday June 22 2016, @04:45PM
If your code is taking too long to compile then perhaps C++ is not the best choice.
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(Score: 2) by HiThere on Wednesday June 22 2016, @08:29PM
That's not a C++ problem, that's a program organization problem. Just break the code up into a bunch of independent libraries and it will compile quickly. This also facilitates code reuse...though not as much as it logically ought to. Most of the libraries are likely to end up only being used in one project.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 22 2016, @09:18PM
It usually is.
Yes, C++ makes organising a program harder than many other languages.
Interfaces are brittle in C++, which means library recompilation is often required, more so than in better-designed languages. Longer development cycle, more bugs...
Because C++ interfaces are complex and brittle. Templates? Exceptions? Compiler versions?
Use a language with proper support for modules, no pre-processor and a proper ABI.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 22 2016, @06:31PM
it can definitely be used for gaming/virtual reality applications, since you can parallelize the physics and graphics.
I would personally use it for numerical simulations, but I guess not everyone does that for a hobby...