Intel Xeon W-3175X processor released, costs $2,999

[ohmaheid]

But can you not remember back to the P4 days when Intel made chips which ran hot, were unreasonably priced, and SLOW?

LOL. I was building computer and network systems long before the P4 debacle.

[peterb]

The ‘expected lifetime’ will be calculated taking into account the recommended maximum operating temperature.

[Corky34]

True but what is that expected lifetime?

Intel warranty is for 3 years but it's probably safe to say that even a CPU that's lived a hard life can carry on chugging away for a decade or more, iirc degradation increases exponentially with heat so it would interesting to know how much an extra 20 degrees effect things.

[peterb]

True but what is that expected lifetime?

Ah well, thats the $64,000,000 question! 'Lifetime warranty' aways makes me laugh, when the lifetime of the product isn't specified!

Warranty period is a guide to lifetime, but can just cover manufacturing defects that show up un the early stage of the 'bathtub' curve of failures. Logically one would expect the life of a semiconductor product to decrease as temperature increases (basic physics, the atoms of the die have more energy, leakage currents increase etc etc.)

But I suppose that the intended market for this type of processor will factor that in as part of the purchase price and total cost of ownership of the device or machine it is installed in.

[Corky34]

Ah well, thats the $64,000,000 question! 'Lifetime warranty' aways makes me laugh, when the lifetime of the product isn't specified!

I was asking a question not how much Intel's next gen Xeon will cost. I should close this door on my way out right?

But I suppose that the intended market for this type of processor will factor that in as part of the purchase price and total cost of ownership of the device or machine it is installed in.

I'm not sure they'd even keep it for that long, if paying $3,000 for a processor makes economical sense (time/money) then the possibility of something faster coming out within a few years is pretty high, I'd guess.

[preter_s]

So can I put my kettle on it?