Why Apple Should Consider a Dual Socket CPU for the Mac Pro?

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AHA writes: Why doesn't Apple consider using a dual socket CPU designed for the Mac Pro? I know they did this before for power PC. Is it not an easy way to bump performance, especially with thermal headroom? Excuse me. It's not really because, so back in the old days when we had dual socket CPUs, there was an interface between the processors. So the world has moved on from that. What we have now are these chiplet packages,. Even if you have multiple dies on the same package, they're still closer together and more tightly integrated than two socketed ones.

Pre-show:
- Blue Man Group
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Follow-up:
- EV thoughts from Sam Abuelsamid
- Tesla V4 Superchargers
- iPadOS 17 window management
- An extended aside about social networks, federation, and socialism
- iCloud Keychain 🤝 third-party browsers
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  - Chrome Extension
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#askatp:
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- Servers love large CPUs; could Apple use Apple Silicon in servers? (via David Loring)
  - Apple Network Server
  - Xserve
- Could Apple make a hyper-fast “drive” to sorta-kinda expand RAM? (via Patrick Melody)
- Why no dual-socket CPU in the Mac Pro? (via Aryan Aneja)
- Does the Mac Pro really have an “super car” attributes anymore? (via Jan Lehnardt)
- Is the Vision Pro now the “halo car”? (via David Saunders)
Post-show: Marco’s update