While Intel and AMD look to make a complete jump to 8 - cores , Tilera ( an MIT start - up ) state its approaching 100 - core chip has “ at least four times the compute performance of an Intel Nehalem - Ex , while burning a third of the power . ”
The 40 - micromillimetre TILE - Gx will reportedly make about 55W of power at full loading , and though it ’s expected to cost between $ 400 and $ 1000 ( depending on volume ) , it ’s more intended for use on Linux - base enterprisingness World Wide Web servers .
agree to Wired , the chip is n’t really gear for regular operating system such as Windows 7 — for that , you ’ll have to wait for Intel ’s 80 - substance processor which was march last year , and is expect in about 5 years . [ TileraviaWired ]
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