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Fastest Processor till date

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godling
godling Original post #1
Dec 31, 2006 at 2:22 PM
What's the fastest processor till date.
Kniwor
Kniwor #2
Dec 31, 2006 at 3:52 PM
umm... let me see...
none of these, sun showcased an octacore about an year ago, which is faster than all these, but was not a desktop/server processor, was something for themselves. I'm sure there are processors faster than that one....

as for you, ask which is the faster desktop processor, and you might get what you want.
goobimama
Dec 31, 2006 at 4:49 PM
There seems to be a tie between the QX6700 and the umm...X6800. Thing is, QX is better when it comes to multithreaded applications, but those that depend on raw speed take advantage of the higher clock speed that the X6800 offers.
Also there are the Xeon's that are used in the Mac Pro and some Dell machines. Dual Core + Dual Processor, good combo.

I think those two are the fastest processors out there. Though one might have heard of IBM's 500Ghz test run...

Dont worry, the cost of getting a fast processor along with some huge amounts of memory and all that would definitely run your bill above 3-4 lacs.

Btw, what proof do I have that you will actually be buying this proccy? Or is it just for kicks sake....
godling
godling #4
Jan 10, 2007 at 8:48 AM
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ECE0105
ECE0105 #5
Jan 10, 2007 at 4:15 PM
Hey, is the IBM Cell, that was showcased at CeBIT hitting the market soon, I guess that would help you.

For the uninitiated, the CELL consists of 9 cores, and according to Digit, it eliminates the requirement of a Graphics Card for the most demanding software in the Market Right now.

I sure would like to see how much it would cost. Since this is aimed at normal Workstations and not Servers.
escape7
escape7 #6
Jan 11, 2007 at 2:27 AM
Core Quad extreme is the fastest available in retail. It costs around 54K.
dOm1naTOr
Jan 11, 2007 at 9:29 AM
Can i just ask what u gonna use this system for???Why u need so much pixel crunching power (2x8800GTX)?
C
Ch@0s #8
Jan 11, 2007 at 11:53 PM
godling said:
No seriously, I'm totally fed up with chintzy configs which get outdated
quickly. Which is why I want to build a quad Xeon system.

The system will be based around four quad Xeon processors, which amounts
to a total of 16 processing cores. And coupled with Dual 8800GTX's, so that
there's no graphics bottleneck ever.

This probably sounds ridiculous and you're thinking "Yeah right, this guy has
just beaten the world daydreaming record", but I'm as serious as these words
can prove me to be.

Thanks for that information anyways.

Sorry to spoil ur dreams but a 4 way quadcore system doesnt exist. Nor does a 2-way quadcore processor SLI motherboard exist :p.
godling
godling #9
Jan 12, 2007 at 8:56 AM
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deathvirus_me
Jan 12, 2007 at 2:19 PM
Considering ur budget .. i cand do nothing but beg u to wait for the R600's to be released .. those should be much better than the 8800's , and similar priced ..
keith_j_snyder2
Jan 13, 2007 at 8:33 AM
X6800 with EVGA nVIDIA 680i based motherboard & 2 8800 GTX with SLI ready 1KWatt PSU (or 2KWatt) & coupled with raptors will surely make u sweat....in performance & also ELECTRICITY BILL!!!