Would love to see one of these in a Raptor Talos machine.
I was thinking the same, I dunno if they sold well enough to justify a new version, but I hope so. I’ve been tempted several times, but it seems like quite a lot of money for a Linux box that probably has quite a lot of subtle incompatibility quirks.
The problem currently isn't how many sold, but issues regarding IP that RCS (reasonably) does not want to compromise on. Issues that block, for now, a new POWER10 system unless you still want blobs, just not shipped on-board - and want to pay ridiculous prices for unique memory modules.
Ahh, that’s a shame. Blobs would kill the whole thing dead for a large proportion of their customer base. Let’s hope they find a way to resolve it.
There seems to only be two blobs in POWER10. The memory controller and something about I/O.
The question is what to do about it. Maybe an open source firmware rewrite can happen. Or maybe IBM needs to make a cheaper desktop version first with a more open DDR4/5 controller?
That advanced RAM module isn't needed for desktop level workloads anyway.
Either way, 2022 is out. Maybe 2023 will have thing line up better?
Would microWatts [1] fit that purpose? Not only do you have an Open ISA as in OpenPower, you also have an Open implementation of that ISA. AFAIK RISC-V doesn't have anything similar, only open source design in embedded usage.
Otherwise a low cost POWER10 ( or now Power10 without the capital... and I hate it ) wont make much sense. You are talking about ~30mm2+ per core design. It is huge.