From: gneuner2@comcast.net   
      
   On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:08:10 +0300, Michael S   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:36:05 GMT   
   >MitchAlsup  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Big servers have rather equal power in the peripherals {DISKs, SSDs,   
   >> and NICs} and DRAM {plus power supplies and cooling} than in the   
   >> cores.   
   >   
   >   
   >Still, CPU power often matters.   
      
   Yes ... and no.   
      
   80+% of the power used by datacenters is devoted to cooling the   
   computers - not to running them. At the same time, most of the heat   
   generated by typical systems is due to the RAM - not the CPU(s).   
      
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