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Pushing ahead with its Tera-scale initiative, Intel has today demonstrated a working 48-core processor called single-chip cloud computer to give an idea of what's to come in terms of performance scaling and design.
Manufactured on 45nm process technology, the prototype chip has a die measuring 567mm2, and features the mentioned 48 IA-32 cores, four DDR3 memory channels, a network with 256 GB/s bisection bandwidth and a power consumption that goes from just 25W up to 125W, well within the range of current multi-core CPUs. The name of single-chip cloud computer (SCC) has been given because the chip's design resembles the organization of data centers used for cloud computing.
"With a chip like this, you could imagine a cloud datacenter of the future which will be an order of magnitude more energy efficient than what exists today, saving significant resources on space and power costs," said Justin Rattner, head of Intel Labs and Intel's Chief Technology Officer. "Over time, I expect these advanced concepts to find their way into mainstream devices, just as advanced automotive technology such as electronic engine control, air bags and anti-lock braking eventually found their way into all cars."
Once it picks up speed, the many-core movement is expected to add "incredible" scaling features to system and enable new applications and human-machine interfaces. This new step towards a many-core future was possible through the collaboration between Intel Labs in Bangalore (India), Braunschweig (Germany) and Hillsboro (US) research centers.
In order to help out the development of apps for many-core processors, Intel will be making 100 or so more chips like the one presented today to give to industrial and academic research collaborators around the world. More details about the 48-core chip's architecture and circuits will be published in a paper at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in February.
Manufactured on 45nm process technology, the prototype chip has a die measuring 567mm2, and features the mentioned 48 IA-32 cores, four DDR3 memory channels, a network with 256 GB/s bisection bandwidth and a power consumption that goes from just 25W up to 125W, well within the range of current multi-core CPUs. The name of single-chip cloud computer (SCC) has been given because the chip's design resembles the organization of data centers used for cloud computing.
"With a chip like this, you could imagine a cloud datacenter of the future which will be an order of magnitude more energy efficient than what exists today, saving significant resources on space and power costs," said Justin Rattner, head of Intel Labs and Intel's Chief Technology Officer. "Over time, I expect these advanced concepts to find their way into mainstream devices, just as advanced automotive technology such as electronic engine control, air bags and anti-lock braking eventually found their way into all cars."
Once it picks up speed, the many-core movement is expected to add "incredible" scaling features to system and enable new applications and human-machine interfaces. This new step towards a many-core future was possible through the collaboration between Intel Labs in Bangalore (India), Braunschweig (Germany) and Hillsboro (US) research centers.
In order to help out the development of apps for many-core processors, Intel will be making 100 or so more chips like the one presented today to give to industrial and academic research collaborators around the world. More details about the 48-core chip's architecture and circuits will be published in a paper at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in February.
motherboard running the 48-core processor
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