SeaMicro Straps 512 Intel Atom CPUs Into Mega Low-Drain Server

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...SeaMicro has accomplished something that could very well change the way you see Atom CPUs, from underpowered, low-power-drain chips reserved for lower cost machines to CPUs with great potential to do great things.

The company has somehow coupled a total of 512 1.6GHz Atom-based processors into a single working machine, creating a system that "consumes just a fourth of the power and space as a traditional server, while aiming to deliver comparable computing performance."

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SeaMicro's system can also use ARM chips or potentially other processors, and while no prices are mentioned, we suspect that Google, Facebook and Yahoo! are more than likely placing bids.

Read more: http://hothardware.com/News/SeaMicr...CPUs-Into-Mega-LowDrain-Server/#ixzz0qtEbeFQ5
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Neat.

 

[MikhailT]

Neat.

It's very nice, I'd love to have this as a home lab machine too. It would be nice if they could save it down to 1-4U rack for home use.

The only cons are the max 2GB per CPU, no ECC, high entry cost ($150K) and right now just an unproven concept that we have to wait before we can even suggest it to a CEO. Because of those cons, the market is going to be very small unless they scale down the hardware and cost and provide a lot of stats, reviews, community support and so on.

 

[gilkisson]

Very nice indeed.

But I am reminded of the infinite number of monkeys pounding on infinite typewriters...