I guess a better answer would be that maybe you're building a cluster for mixed-use hosting of both conventional HPC applications and deep learning. That's the only way that x86 works out to be an advantage.
Otherwise, if they just wanted to beat GPUs at their own game, they'd have been better off using their HD Graphics architecture as a foundation and then bolting on 512-bit vector units + McDRAM. However, we could be moving into an era when even GPUs are surpassed at deep learning by purpose-built chips like Google's TPU2.
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Drumsticks - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
I worked on this as an intern before I graduated. Looking forward to this!AndrewJacksonZA - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Nice!! What and where were you studying?RichUK - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
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Not 1stMrSpadge - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I think he meant "1st idiot to post", which seems very true.IntelUser2000 - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
"Number of cores withheld for today"No they haven't. Maybe they held out for specific SKUs.
Slide 10 says "36 Tiles", and looking at the Tile it has 2 cores. 72 cores. Same as top Knights Landing.
Ian Cutress - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
Heh, he specifically said on stage 'I'm not disclosing core counts today'. Perhaps the image on the slide is just KNLIntelUser2000 - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
Perhaps. But I have my doubts. Your page says its a variation of KNL.Could you find out what the "Enhanced" part of Enhanced KNL core is? Because I'm not seeing any differences.
Here's KNL: https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/201...
Ian Cutress - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
Removing the DP from one of the ports, and putting in four VNNI execution units in two pairs. The slide just above the Q&A partIntelUser2000 - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
Thanks.I get that though. The wording normally suggests the core is somehow better. Guess they mean enhanced for NN, which I think is redundant to say.
Ian Cutress - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
There might be frequency or power benefits, depending on what process it's going to be made on. I don't think they've announced that yet?Rig - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
AVX512BW?Ian Cutress - Monday, August 21, 2017 - link
Not in KNM. Check the venn diagram herehttp://www.anandtech.com/show/11550/the-intel-skyl...
tipoo - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Before I followed the link I was thinking "a venn diagram is too simple for Intel products", and yup lol, quad circle diagram.Ro_Ja - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Oh...chips are hot alright.Santoval - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I wonder if it will better than KNL in everything but DP performance, or whether there will be additional drawbacks.p1esk - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
Why would I want to buy this instead of Nvidia card to do DL?mode_13h - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
This is supposedly faster than P100, and probably much cheaper than V100. Still a tough sell, but better than KNL at least.mode_13h - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - link
I guess a better answer would be that maybe you're building a cluster for mixed-use hosting of both conventional HPC applications and deep learning. That's the only way that x86 works out to be an advantage.Otherwise, if they just wanted to beat GPUs at their own game, they'd have been better off using their HD Graphics architecture as a foundation and then bolting on 512-bit vector units + McDRAM. However, we could be moving into an era when even GPUs are surpassed at deep learning by purpose-built chips like Google's TPU2.
Ian Cutress - Friday, August 25, 2017 - link
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36 tiles glued together...ejas147 - Monday, August 28, 2017 - link
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