CNET: Intel's 60-core chip ships; elites like Hawking get it first

Intel's first chip to integrate 60 processor cores is for high-performance computing applications - with a high-end price to match.

Intel's first 60-core chip is here, but only elite institutions like Cambridge University will get early access.

The chip, generally called Phi, isn't your typical Intel processor. It's less like a central processing unit (CPU) - which is the chipmaker's bread and butter - and more akin to a graphics processing unit (GPU) that works in conjunction with the CPU.

In fact, Intel tried to bring out a consumer GPU card called "Larrabee" based on the technology but canceled the project in 2009...
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