Intel patent unveils "Software Defined SUPER Cores" that boost "single-core" performance

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Intel's working on "SUPER cores" that boost single-threaded performance by letting cores cooperate.​


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Read more about Intel's "Super Cores" concept.
 
This just seems like a really long winded way to say we are struggling to make our own infinity fabric so we are using software instead. Essentially they are using software to mimic that technology with a couple extra benefits. I'd imagine they will still hit a latency penalty larger than a unified interconnect.
 
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