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To: mowowie

Something of that size isnt messured like that.. A semi highend CPU like a Xeon 3.4 GHz system will push 8.8 teraflops sustained. Figure the best high end CPU's for home for 2005-2006 use will push 10-11. There are chips that push 50-60 but they are used at Nasa and such.





20 posted on 03/24/2005 8:21:57 PM PST by Next_Time_NJ (NJ demorat exterminator)
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To: Next_Time_NJ

I think you are off... maybe you mean gigaflops instead of teraflops? There is not a single CPU in the world capable of doing even 1 teraflop.


32 posted on 03/24/2005 8:44:06 PM PST by ikka
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To: Next_Time_NJ

Question for any of you. This power seems far beyond any practical use. I mean, how powerful do computers have to be for home use? What are the practical implications?

How long before we see some of this tech in the home PC and what would it look like I wonder?


40 posted on 03/24/2005 9:03:55 PM PST by garjog
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To: Next_Time_NJ
A semi highend CPU like a Xeon 3.4 GHz system will push 8.8 teraflops sustained.

That could ONLY be possible if that CPU was executing over 1000 instructions per cycle. I don't think any CPU in the world can do much more than 10 instructions per cycle. You clearly do not know what you are talking about.

83 posted on 03/25/2005 7:11:54 AM PST by SwordofTruth (God is good all the time.)
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