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Think Your Quad-Core is Cool? Intel Announces 80-Core CPU

Posted By Brad On January 20, 2007 @ 10:51 am In BESComputers.net | No Comments

80 cores? Seems like Sci-Fi at this point. However, Intel R&D department current has an 80-core CPU. Intel says the CPU could hit the market in as little as 5 years. The biggest drawback is current software design. Many programs don’t even take advantage of 2 cores, noneheless 80. However, once they are, the power of this CPU will be mind blowing.

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[1] read more: http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/breakingnews.jhtml;?articleId=196901967
[2] digg story: http://digg.com/hardware/Think_Your_Quad_Core_is_Cool_Intel_Announces_80_Core_CP
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