That’s an EPYC. It’s a datacenter CPU, and it’s priced accordingly. Nobody uses these at home outside of hardcore homelab enthusiasts with actual rack setups.
Like others have noted, it’s 2-3 Watt’s per core, that’s pretty incredible given how it encompasses all the extra things the CPU does/supports and the inherent cost of it being not a big ol chip.
Specifically, they support substantially more memory at 12 channels, compared to the typical 2 and 128(+) lanes of PCIe 5 connectivity!
Because these systems are so dense, data centres can condense N servers into just a couple. And now, you only need 1 set of ancillary components like network cards or fans.
So, they’re significantly more efficient from a few perspectives.
Why do CPUs that power hungry exist? I can barely support the thought that my MODERN laptop sucks up to 40W on heavy loads
That’s an EPYC. It’s a datacenter CPU, and it’s priced accordingly. Nobody uses these at home outside of hardcore homelab enthusiasts with actual rack setups.
Like others have noted, it’s 2-3 Watt’s per core, that’s pretty incredible given how it encompasses all the extra things the CPU does/supports and the inherent cost of it being not a big ol chip.
Specifically, they support substantially more memory at 12 channels, compared to the typical 2 and 128(+) lanes of PCIe 5 connectivity!
Because these systems are so dense, data centres can condense N servers into just a couple. And now, you only need 1 set of ancillary components like network cards or fans.
So, they’re significantly more efficient from a few perspectives.
192 cores. That’s not for home use.
That’s 2.6 Watt per core, about half of what my desktop PC’s CPU uses. And yeah, that’s not for home users.