News AMD-Powered Frontier Remains Fastest Supercomputer in the World, Intel-Powered Aurora Takes Second With Half-Scale Result

[TerryLaze]

Sure we have no clue what it could possibly be for as I'm sure Gelsinger is blowing smoke:

So they got that money back then?! It is just an accounting thing. So why are we making a deal out of it?
"As we start delivering it, some of those will likely get reversed next year as we start ramping up the yields of the products."

(also a link to where you found that would be nice)

 

[thestryker]

So they got that money back then?! It is just an accounting thing. So why are we making a deal out of it?
"As we start delivering it, some of those will likely get reversed next year as we start ramping up the yields of the products."

(also a link to where you found that would be nice)

If they'd been reversed they'd be in an earnings report, which they haven't so this was more about placating the investors than anything else which is his job. He also says the word some which is open ended, but makes it very clear they're not getting all of the money back.

Intel's Innovation Event for the launch of Alder Lake at in October 2021 (second question)

 

[TerryLaze]

If they'd been reversed they'd be in an earnings report, which they haven't so this was more about placating the investors than anything else which is his job. He also says the word some which is open ended, but makes it very clear they're not getting all of the money back.

The way he explains it they (intel federal) made $300m less (intel main had to write that off as money not gotten) because they delayed the CPUs, and would be making that money back whenever they would actually ship the units.

 

[thestryker]

The way he explains it they (intel federal) made $300m less (intel main had to write that off as money not gotten) because they delayed the CPUs, and would be making that money back whenever they would actually ship the units.

That's not what a writeoff is a writeoff is when you're not going to be able to recover those funds. Which is why he was using words like some and likely as there is no guarantee they will get the money back or it wouldn't be written off in the first place. The best they could hope for is that they're able to deliver equipment at a lower cost (to them) than expected and pocket the difference.

 

[passivecool]

Aurora ... sorry, wasn't that exaflops and not extra-flop?

 

[eX_Arkangel]

I'm surprised they let Intel continue it's Aurora contract after how late it was.

I wouldn't be surprised if future Super Computer contracts have a Opt-Out clause due to late-ness of vendor.

Especially given how bad Intel has been.

its simple, due to Intel breaching contract (several times) they promised higher perf for free, hence the constantly Max Perf increase from 0.5PF to 1 to 2PF, basically each time Intel failed to deliver their promised to "gift" them double the Perf for free just to keep the project alive (PR stunt), thats the only reason Aurora keeps being a thing right now, Intel basically paying themselves for the entire project while giving aways the "best" they can offer in an attempt to stay barely relevant in the Supercomputer world. 6 years later they keep failing at everything but a tailored specifically made "benchmark" for their ASIC product.
Its funny how some "blind" shills in here want to mask the gigantic failure of Intel as a "request" for higher Perf from the purchaser when its the exact opposite, the delays have been so massive and consecutive that Intel was forced into gifting the best they could do (barely could do) just to be able to show a perf number in the same order of magnitude (albeit far inferior) than their direct competitors (AMD mainly and lately nVIDIA).