By: Mark Roulo (nothanks.delete@this.xxx.com), July 22, 2022 9:48 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Ben T (ben.delete@this.noemail.com) on July 22, 2022 5:31 am wrote:
> > what you describe is not the first, second or third highest priority
> > things that would need to be solved, for this to be a 'thing'.
>
> What are the highest priority things needed for Apple to make a viable server?
>
> Three things I think are needed for a viable Apple server are:
>
> * inline ECC (Error Correction Code) for the LPDDR DRAM
> * ECC for the caches and other large RAM blocks
> * the same amount of verification that Intel and AMD do for their server chips
Higher reliability makes sense.
But, the M1 Ultra maxes out at 128 GB of DRAM.
I don't know enough about the server market, but the servers my employer ships often have much more DRAM (1 TB is common).
> > what you describe is not the first, second or third highest priority
> > things that would need to be solved, for this to be a 'thing'.
>
> What are the highest priority things needed for Apple to make a viable server?
>
> Three things I think are needed for a viable Apple server are:
>
> * inline ECC (Error Correction Code) for the LPDDR DRAM
> * ECC for the caches and other large RAM blocks
> * the same amount of verification that Intel and AMD do for their server chips
Higher reliability makes sense.
But, the M1 Ultra maxes out at 128 GB of DRAM.
I don't know enough about the server market, but the servers my employer ships often have much more DRAM (1 TB is common).
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