Multi-core CPU's
Does Moore's Law still work?
Like everyone else I know (thats my age) I feel time is speeding up. In my teens the weekend was 48 hours, in my 20's it was shortened 24 hours, now, in my late 30's I wake up on Monday and wonder if it's groundhog day. So why does it feel like I'm waiting forever for my next PC upgrade?
I've usually replaced my system every 2-3 years or when the lastest CPU is twice as fast as my current system - whichever comes first. But this time it's different, I have the same P4 2.4 I had 3 years ago, and I see no reason to upgrade. There's nothing out there thats significantly faster!
The recent news of the next generation of CPU's with multi-core dies finally brings some promise and excitement. The only question I have is; will Moore's law be fed exclusively on a multi-core diet? Duel core in 2006, quad-core in 2008... let's see that's "1KB core" by 2024 :)
Like everyone else I know (thats my age) I feel time is speeding up. In my teens the weekend was 48 hours, in my 20's it was shortened 24 hours, now, in my late 30's I wake up on Monday and wonder if it's groundhog day. So why does it feel like I'm waiting forever for my next PC upgrade?
I've usually replaced my system every 2-3 years or when the lastest CPU is twice as fast as my current system - whichever comes first. But this time it's different, I have the same P4 2.4 I had 3 years ago, and I see no reason to upgrade. There's nothing out there thats significantly faster!
The recent news of the next generation of CPU's with multi-core dies finally brings some promise and excitement. The only question I have is; will Moore's law be fed exclusively on a multi-core diet? Duel core in 2006, quad-core in 2008... let's see that's "1KB core" by 2024 :)
2 Comments:
Maybe, as these years progress, the cpu's are getting faster, but you're just getting slower?!
By kittieh, at 7:27 AM
Yeah, I'm aging faster, and thinking slower. Thanks for pointing that out. ;)
By Xpl, at 4:32 AM
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