It is most likely true that there aren't many of us who have access to a machine with 256 cores at the moment and unfortunately neither do I. I received the following screen shot of the Windows task manager showing 256 cores running on Windows Server 2008 R2 which uses the same kernel as Windows 7, both of which can now accommodate 256 logical processors.
Sometime between now and when we're more likely to see machines with this level of parallelism it might be an appropriate area for some UI redesign. I don't know many IT administrators or developers that have a 30" LCD monitor, okay I know one and it isn't me unfortunately.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 group logical processors into sub groups and it would therefore make sense that the task manager be redesigned to show the performance of processors by group. Without which you'll definitely need a 30" LCD. That said however, if you can afford a 256 logical processor machine then you'll probably be able to find a few extra dollars for a large display.
Sometime between now and when we're more likely to see machines with this level of parallelism it might be an appropriate area for some UI redesign. I don't know many IT administrators or developers that have a 30" LCD monitor, okay I know one and it isn't me unfortunately.
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 group logical processors into sub groups and it would therefore make sense that the task manager be redesigned to show the performance of processors by group. Without which you'll definitely need a 30" LCD. That said however, if you can afford a 256 logical processor machine then you'll probably be able to find a few extra dollars for a large display.
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Hi Stanislav,
Thanks for providing the Url to the graph in English.
Regards,
Doug
I have a Q9550.
Can I trade with that one!?
I swear I'll get a nice motherboard for it!
LOL
Keep up the good work!
Hey Jose
Q9550 is a really nice processor, a little newer than the quad core processor I am using in my desktop. Unfortunately it may be a while before my desktop task manager looks anything like the one shown in this blog post.
Thanks for the kind words and I'll certainly try to keep up the good work :)
- Doug
Sure just after I buy an I7 Extreme for my home you show me this.
Actually I do have a 36" CRT monitor I would sell you cheap. Remember the Gateway Destination systems from 1995, lifetime warranty on the monitor and it still runs perfectly. Unfortunately it is only capable of 800x600 resolution max. But I can say I have a 36" monitor and for it's time it was impressive. Takes 2 big guys to move it as a CRT monitor that old and that big is heavy.
Wow, a 36" monitor is definately cool although it is a shame about the resolution.
With VS2010 coming soon I'd like to have the I7 extreme edition along with two 30" displays. If you're a developer and use any version of Visual Studio today you'll find many new features to get excited about.
I wrote this blog post last night about the forthcoming release:
http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2009/02/25/vslive-visual-studio-2010-new-look/
very good blog
Thanks Veera,
- Doug
Hi,
Does anybody have information about Windows 7 cores limitations? Because, one issue is the kernel possibilities and other issue is the artificial and commercial limitations. A Core i7 with Hyper-Threading has 4 * 2 = 8 logical cores and 4 physical cores. A powerful workstations with 2 Core i7 with Hyper-Threading has 4 * 2 * 2= 16 logical cores and 8 physical cores. I was wondering about the limits in Windows 7.
I think 2 Core i7 CPUs could be a possibility for running Windows 7 in late 2009 or early 2010.
Gastón
Thats a lot of power.
@Gastón: We license by socket, not by cores. We support as many cores as you can get on the processor up to 256. Windows 7 supports up to 2 processor sockets. Windows Server 2008 R2 varies depending on the version, this also varies in regard to the amount of symmetrical multiprocessing as well, which going to define how many processors a process can use at once.
Daniel
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