On 2021-08-29 4:14 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
Certainly the value proposition of replacing old hardware has never been lower. System capabilities, performance, and price have not been improving quickly since Intel Core's 4th generation. (As I've said before, my main desktop is almost eight years old and I don't have a good reason to replace it. I keep wanting to for some odd version of fun or adventure, but have so far resisted.)
I've also been using the same machine for some time, one Hugh recommended. However, recent AMD architecture changes have caused a large step upwards in number of hardware threads: my production Intels have either 10 or 18, and my two test AMDs have 512 and 1024. And they draw less current. This doesn't have as much effect on small machines, but it does greatly improve price-performance. Expect to see a step-function upwards in performance and some price improvements as the bottleneck shifts away from chip price toward capacity per watt. --dave
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