Intel announces 8 core, 528 thread CPU

[Grim5]

66 threads per core, this CPU is not x86, it's using RISCV and has a 70w power draw. 3.5ghz clock speed

It's also a big CPU, over 300mm2 but the power draw is very low

The CPU will be built by TSMC on its 7nm process

These CPUs can also be used in parallel, Intel allows for up to 8 of them to be connected for up to 120 cores and and 8448 threads

Obviously not a mainstream consumer CPU; it's a niche targeted design and it's best suited to AI and Data analysis

Intel Discloses 8 Core & 528 Thread CPU Based on RISC Architecture, 66 Threads Per Core

During Hot Chips 2023, Intel showed off a brand new CPU design featuring 8 cores but a massive 528 threads based on RISC.

wccftech.com

 

[jigger]

I don’t read WTF tech FUD, but did you mean 8 cores at 66 threads each? With a decent amount of cache could be interesting at 70watts.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Cpu should be an absolute monster at hammering useless workloads.

 

[jigger]

Will be a cheaper option to 600 watt GPU’s.

 

[Pooh]

very niche use case and ROI for this type of CPU

 

[Pooh]

would be interesting to see task manager cope with this

 

[Wing-Man]

For lower power data centres this will be massive

 

[Armageus]

I don’t read WTF tech FUD, but did you mean 8 cores at 66 threads each? With a decent amount of cache could be interesting at 70watts.

Intel Shows 8 Core 528 Thread Processor with Silicon Photonics

Intel showed an 8 core CPU with 66 hardware threads per core for 528 threads and it even included silicon photonics networking

www.servethehome.com

 

[jigger]

would be interesting to see task manager cope with this

Windows? Forget it.

 

[Wing-Man]

Windows? Forget it.

Dose windows have a thread cap?

 

[jigger]

very niche use case and ROI for this type of CPU

That is a point. I’m sure this chip has lots of potential to compete with GPU acceleration from an Opex standpoint but what is the upfront cost.

 

[faceman123]

Dose windows have a thread cap?

no windows is the CAP

 

[Wing-Man]

no windows is the CAP

Yes I get windowless is poo. And the cpu is not 64bit.

I’m just wondering dose windows have a cap. You always see people with stupid cpus in gaming systems. Just wondering with CPU’s getting bigger and bigger. Is the a cap in windows that would become a problem soon

 

[Rroff]

Yes I get windowless is poo. And the cpu is not 64bit.

I’m just wondering dose windows have a cap. You always see people with stupid cpus in gaming systems. Just wondering with CPU’s getting bigger and bigger. Is the a cap in windows that would become a problem soon

Server editions of Windows can usually handle up to 256 cores (that would include any HT or E cores, etc.) internally the Windows kernel can handle 1280 CPU threads. There isn't a specific process thread limit though - applications can spawn 1000s of threads.

EDIT: Updated my post as it was a bit out of date - also supposedly core limits on the different versions aren't enforced since more recent versions of Windows 10 but I can't comment on that.

I've no way of testing it but I believe above a certain point Windows starts to group CPU cores in the task manager.

 

[Armageus]

I’m just wondering dose windows have a cap. You always see people with stupid cpus in gaming systems. Just wondering with CPU’s getting bigger and bigger. Is the a cap in windows that would become a problem soon

Not sure there is a real cap on consumer editions, other than a cap on number of sockets (1 for home, 2 for Pro, 4 for Enterprise/Workstations)

MS had a blog entry that said 256 cores but that's debunked if you read the bottom link

Windows 10 Pro for Workstations—power through advanced workloads | Microsoft 365 Blog

In the new world of work, advanced professions increasingly require high-performance computing capabilities. We’re working to ensure Windows meets your needs.

www.microsoft.com

CPU Socket and Core Count Limits in Windows 10 (And How To Remove Them)

How many processors does Windows 10 support? It’s a simple question, but the correct answer is surprisingly hard to come by. What led me to ask this question was curiosity: I wondered whether…

codeinsecurity.wordpress.com

 

[Rroff]

Can't find something similar yet for 10/11 but screenshot of Windows 8 with a lot of cores:

Windows 8 Task Manager: Good news if you have more than 1 CPU

If you have a quad-core CPU with eight logical cores after Hyper-Threading, you have probably noticed that the Performance tab of the Windows 7 Task Manager really struggles to display real-time graphs of per-core utilization. That's being fixed with Windows 8.

www.extremetech.com

In the case of Windows 8 the kernel can support up to 640 CPU threads/logical cores apparently.

 

[jigger]

You wouldn’t want to use this type of chip but, imaging the potential VM licensing could be interesting.

Bill per core.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

You wouldn’t want to use this type of chip but, imaging the potential VM licensing could be interesting.

Bill per core.

but not billed per thread?