That's a bizarre PCie card. Double height, with *2* x16 plugs that are physically detached from the main PCB... And wouldn't forced induction with a big axial fan be more power efficient than that little leaf blower?
There are some misunderstandings in this article. Although the founders of Preferred networks (PFN) graduated from Tokyo Univ. PFN is not a spin-out from Tokyo Univ. PFN has built three AI supercomputers for private. It is not for Tokyo University.
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extide - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
Looks like each L2B has it's own memory controllers -- but that would only give each L2B a 64-bit wide memory IF, unless it's all ganged up somehow.Interesting.
brucethemoose - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
That's a bizarre PCie card. Double height, with *2* x16 plugs that are physically detached from the main PCB... And wouldn't forced induction with a big axial fan be more power efficient than that little leaf blower?brucethemoose - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
*forced airflow*deil - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
they managed to make it incredibly uglyrpg1966 - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
Yes, because looks are the number one priority for this card.rahvin - Monday, December 9, 2019 - link
The dual connections are probably not data related and are tied only to the power draw.MATHEOS - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
where have you gone anandtech for so many yearsit's a shame about this achievement
Ryan Smith - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
Where have we gone? We're still here.boozed - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
That reads like a spambot padding its post count with innocuous nonsenseskavi - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
lol whatballsystemlord - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
where have you gone motheos for so many yearsit's a shame about this achievement
p1esk - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
I wonder who that customer might be...PyroHoltz - Friday, December 6, 2019 - link
All that compute performance and they didn't manage to utilize PCIe 4.0.....total missed opportunitysurt - Saturday, December 7, 2019 - link
But ... the whole point is addressing compute limited applications ... why add cost to deliver pcie4 for no benefit?comma - Saturday, December 7, 2019 - link
1000amps @ 0.55 V? Those have got to be some mighty thick traces!alumine - Saturday, December 7, 2019 - link
Cerebras: hold my beer.@ryan - will there be coverage of the Cerebras CS-1 from SC19?
sakaguchi - Monday, December 9, 2019 - link
There are some misunderstandings in this article.Although the founders of Preferred networks (PFN) graduated from Tokyo Univ. PFN is not a spin-out from Tokyo Univ.
PFN has built three AI supercomputers for private. It is not for Tokyo University.