Stefan G. Weichinger <lists <at> xunil.at> writes:
> > So I'm not really pushing any sort of hardware. But things are changing > > with gcc-5.x I have posted several links on the subject previously [1]; here's one [2]. Basically several projects and the codes got pulled into GCC-5, where the GPU (processor and memory) resources are utilized along with the systems CPU and ram for gcc-5.x compiling and executing of codes. DDR-5 for many algorithms will make certain codes very fast to run. > could you detail this a bit? > Does it need less RAM or what? As always more processors and more ram is better. Intel is already moving higher end systems to DDR-4 on the mobo. Using the GPU (SIMD) and the DDR-5 ram only adds to the capability of the machines. > I also consider getting a new system later this year, maybe a > core-i7-6xxx or so ... If you can afford it, get a mobo that supports DDR-4. Right now the AMD-HBM Fury-X is the video card with the highest bandwidth for a memory buss on a video card, if you can find one for sale:: limited production right now. RDMA Remote Dynamic Memory Access is the principal finally available in gcc.... Game_changer imho. hth, James hth, James [1] April 21 gentoo-user thread on GCC-5 [2] https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/OpenACC
