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Tilera Announces 100-Core CPU for Data Centers

Posted 10/26/09 at 08:17:01 AM  by Paul Lilly

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Tilera today announced its new TILE-GX line of processors, including the TILE-Gx100, the world's first 100-core CPU. According to Tilera, the 100-core part offers the highest performance of any processor on the planet by at least a factor of four.

"The launch of the TILE-Gx family, including the world's first 100-core microprocessor, ushers in a new era of many-core processing. We believe this next generation of high-core count, ultra high-performance chips will open completely new computing possibilities," said Omid Tahernia, Tilera's CEO.

While the 100-core part is not meant to run Crysis (so please don't ask) or any other desktop application, it does offer 10 times the performance per watt as Intel's fastest Nehalem-based server chips. Assuming Tilera can convince customers to switch from Intel and Texas Instruments, The TILE-Gx100 will likely end up in data centers powering cell phone network equipment and cloud computing ventures.

Tilera says its 100-core chip will start shipping in Q4 of this year.

Image Credit: Tilera

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TAGS: cpu, processor, multi-core, hardware, data center, tilera, 100-core
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avatarIt will run crysis ..

Submitted by cronjob on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 2:10pm

It will run cyrsis:

 

Just as soon as Crysis moves to the "cloud".  After all, that's what this chip is built for.  ...And, the chip won't care what's running on it, regardless of the O/S or hardware platform your using.  You just need to setup something like OnLine Live! (or whatever it was called) to get in the game. ;)   ..'Cause you'll still need video compression.

Maybe a nice distributed computing project awaits with the addition of open standards for the ATI gpu.

 

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avatarTelling people not to ask

Submitted by prince_david on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 1:22pm

Telling people not to ask about Crysis is just encouraging them more.

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avatar"While the 100-core part is

Submitted by mattman059 on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 10:27am

"While the 100-core part is not meant to run Crysis (so please don't ask) or any other desktop application"

 

 

 

Reading fail. 

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avatar so will it run Windows

Submitted by nekollx on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 9:01am

 so will it run Windows (and crysis with a good GPU) or is there no way to install it inthe desktop sector

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avatarNo

Submitted by xchrissypoox on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 2:54pm

Its not an x86 processor therefore windows has not been designed to run on it and so no games can run on it. (though there is probably definitely linux for it and that could play linux games i think, wine wouldn't work so dont say it).

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avatarSo...?

Submitted by Comic Book Guy on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 6:47am

So, will it run Crysis..?! :P

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