On 11/09/16 14:17, clipka wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've just read that end of 2017 Intel plans to release a special Xeon
> Phi variant codenamed "Knights Mill" (not to be confused with "Knights
> Hill"), aimed specifically at deep learning applications.
> 
> In case you happen to come across this CPU, keep your fingers off it. It
> will probably sacrifice a lot of double-precision floating-point
> performance (which is what POV-Ray needs) for improved single- and
> half-precision arithmetics (which in POV-Ray are of lesser importance
> and entirely irrelevant, respectively).
> 

Yup. Heard about it, but it's not a problem; I won't be able to afford it.

John
-- 
It's not about bravery.
It's about doing what I need to do to win

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