Mac Pro has a 8 Core Processor?

2008-01-13 18:14:56

#1

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6844|Phoenix, AZ

http://www.apple.com/macpro/technology/processor.html

I dont know what questions to ask, I know there isnt an 8 Core processor (yet anyway) and I never heard of a Mobo with two processors

Now, in conclusion, I leave you with the possibility of Karma and my concluding statement...

wtf?

2008-01-13 18:19:10

#2

InnerMonkey: Member; +62|7343

Dual+ processor motherboards have been around for over a decade. They are not common, but they exist. In the server world, multi-processor systems have been, and remain, the standard.

2008-01-13 18:22:39

#3

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7341

8 cores is great... but the software you use has to be able to utilize the xtra cores... They have to code applications differently...which they are in the process of... I believe its called parallel programming

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1278669

Its going to be crazy in the next few years... games should be insane... and way faster rendering for Max and video...

Love is the answer

2008-01-13 18:36:57

#4

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6844|Phoenix, AZ

Yeah, I think its retarded that Processors are so ahead of the programming that coders cant keep up, and that companys continue to push products that cant even be utilized just to be, "better"

ty for the help

2008-01-13 18:40:04

#5

MetaL*: Banned; +188|6782|Anaheim, Mexifornia

Yeah its true and they use Intel Xeon Processors.

2008-01-13 18:44:07

#6

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7341

Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363

Love is the answer

2008-01-13 19:06:08

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6822|Winland

Dual-socket Quadcore...

Do want! (But not in mac form)

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2008-01-13 23:42:15

#8

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6844|Phoenix, AZ

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363

I bet you this still couldnt run crysis

2008-01-13 23:57:38

#9

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7341

GodFather wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363
I bet you this still couldnt run crysis

They are claiming 35fps with Crysis with 80 cores... Ill believe it when i see it...lol

Love is the answer

2008-01-14 05:36:41

#10

killinzero1: Member; +14|7012

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
GodFather wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363
I bet you this still couldnt run crysis
They are claiming 35fps with Crysis with 80 cores... Ill believe it when i see it...lol

with what other hardware?

2008-01-14 05:53:56

#11

Defiance: Member; +438|7295

killinzero1 wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
GodFather wrote:
I bet you this still couldnt run crysis
They are claiming 35fps with Crysis with 80 cores... Ill believe it when i see it...lol
with what other hardware?

They never said a thing about Crysis in that article, unless the word "Crysis" was somehow never used.

Anything beyond dual core is worthless at the moment, not sure if any major games have truly exploited even that yet. All the makers want to be able to sell their stuff to people with too much money who want to say "I have more cores then you, even though I won't be using them for a decade!"

Last edited by Defiance (2008-01-14 05:55:55)

2008-01-14 05:57:26

#12

Bernadictus: Moderator; +1,055|7361

GodFather wrote:
http://www.apple.com/macpro/technology/processor.html

I dont know what questions to ask, I know there isnt an 8 Core processor (yet anyway) and I never heard of a Mobo with two processors

Now, in conclusion, I leave you with the possibility of Karma and my concluding statement...

wtf?

The Mac Pro consists of various setups:

One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (quad-core)
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)

The dual cpu was allready introduced with the Power Mac G4, so for Apple this is common practice with the Pro-series.

GodFather wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363
I bet you this still couldnt run crysis

I think it will with a 300Gb 15.000RPM HD, 32Gb of RAM and 4 ATi Radeon 2600 XT 256 Mb on a 30" Cinema Display.

2008-01-14 06:15:25

#13

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7341

Defiance wrote:
killinzero1 wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:

They are claiming 35fps with Crysis with 80 cores... Ill believe it when i see it...lol
with what other hardware?
They never said a thing about Crysis in that article, unless the word "Crysis" was somehow never used.

Anything beyond dual core is worthless at the moment, not sure if any major games have truly exploited even that yet. All the makers want to be able to sell their stuff to people with too much money who want to say "I have more cores then you, even though I won't be using them for a decade!"

We were joking about Crysis...mister serious pants...lol

and some programs do benefit from quadcore... 3dMax for one
http://www.behardware.com/articles/642- … -core.html

dont be hatin the multicore...lol

Love is the answer

2008-01-14 07:32:08

#14

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7274

Bernadictus wrote:
GodFather wrote:
http://www.apple.com/macpro/technology/processor.html

I dont know what questions to ask, I know there isnt an 8 Core processor (yet anyway) and I never heard of a Mobo with two processors

Now, in conclusion, I leave you with the possibility of Karma and my concluding statement...

wtf?
The Mac Pro consists of various setups:

One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (quad-core)
Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)

The dual cpu was allready introduced with the Power Mac G4, so for Apple this is common practice with the Pro-series.

GodFather wrote:
[TUF]Catbox wrote:
Heres an Intel 80 core...lol
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=363
I bet you this still couldnt run crysis
I think it will with a 300Gb 15.000RPM HD, 32Gb of RAM and 4 ATi Radeon 2600 XT 256 Mb on a 30" Cinema Display.

How hugely unimpressive. Give me 1 8800 over those any day.

2008-01-14 07:55:26

#15

Benzin: Member; +576|6623

Really, only industrial computers really need more than 2 cores. Things like computers doing heavy computer graphic rendering or computers that are taking in and sorting out research data. (I mean PC types, not servers and supercomputers)

Last edited by CapnNismo (2008-01-14 07:55:49)

2008-01-14 08:12:47

#16

Bernadictus: Moderator; +1,055|7361

ghettoperson wrote:
How hugely unimpressive. Give me 1 8800 over those any day.

That would still not hold up a fight against an 15000 RPM HDD, let alone the new SSD.
And that card you mentioned is way out of budget with the 2600, a 2900XT would be a more suiting competitor.

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