China's 96-Core X86 to Rival Epyc and Xeon Up to 384 Cores on Single Motherboard
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China has developed a 96-core x86 CPU to compete with AMD's EPYC and Intel's Xeon, with potential configurations reaching up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, sparking interest in its technical capabilities and market implications.
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All they do are paper launches or super low end limited domestic releases to fill some subsidy/research quota (https://wccftech.com/lenovo-x1-laptop-debuts-in-china-domest...). Basically clock scaled old VIA Nano design with more cache and more cores slapped in.