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 Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 4:00 pm Post subject: Investigating Cavium's ThunderX: The First ARM Server SoC W |
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<p>Today we're taking a look at Cavium's ThunderX, a highly integrated ARMv8 server SoC with 48 cores and lots of I/O. With the ThunderX, Cavium is looking to challenge Intel and their market-dominating Xeon lineup. Meanwhile Intel hasn't been standing still and has further improved the Xeon D line. To that end we've put Cavium's new server SoC to the test and compare it against the latest and greatest twelve and sixteen core Xeon Ds. And we also got a hold of the new Xeon E5-2640 v4 which holds the promise of being a SKU with an excellent balance between performance and power.</p>
<p>Can the ThunderX compete with the best Intel SKUs? Let's find out!</p>
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Source: AnandTech
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