Initially and no doubt for
a long time, 14 cores will
be plenty for my startup.
I've done my software development
on one core at 1.8 GHz.
Going live, I'm considering
4 cores at about 3.2 GHz
or 8 cores at 4.0 GHz --
for total cost down in the
very low rent district.
Or, the month my startup
keeps 14 cores, or 8 cores,
or even 4 cores, busy will
be when I order a new, high
end Corvette and go shopping
for a really nice house!
My question was not really about
being "fast enough" but
just what the heck is the
cost per core per clock Hz? E.g.,
$160 buys an 8 core AMD
processor at 4.0 GHz, and
a high end Xeon costs
much, much more per
core per clock Hz.
I can see that an Intel
processor would save on
electrical power, but
at least initially that
will be, all other things
considered, small potatoes.
Initially and no doubt for a long time, 14 cores will be plenty for my startup.
I've done my software development on one core at 1.8 GHz. Going live, I'm considering 4 cores at about 3.2 GHz or 8 cores at 4.0 GHz -- for total cost down in the very low rent district.
Or, the month my startup keeps 14 cores, or 8 cores, or even 4 cores, busy will be when I order a new, high end Corvette and go shopping for a really nice house!
My question was not really about being "fast enough" but just what the heck is the cost per core per clock Hz? E.g., $160 buys an 8 core AMD processor at 4.0 GHz, and a high end Xeon costs much, much more per core per clock Hz.
I can see that an Intel processor would save on electrical power, but at least initially that will be, all other things considered, small potatoes.