Google unveils Axion, its first Arm-based CPU for data centers

09 April 2024
It will be available to Google Cloud customers later this year.

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Kangal, 17 Apr 2024True, but I was using the word "trust" in the con... moreTrue. I was thinking of going with smaller cloud providers like Hetzner because I have sympathy for small businesses but none for greedy huge companies that have lost my trust in their other business lines.

    SuperSpruce, 15 Apr 2024I'm not trusting any huge corporation for cloud hostin... moreTrue, but I was using the word "trust" in the context of Amazon delivering the performance, latency, efficiency, and pricing of their ARM-based servers.

    In terms of actual security and control, you are correct. Google is better than some other corporations out there, but there are plenty who are better than them. And with enthusiasts who are using their ISP and hosting their own personal cloud service. It could be an underpowered NAS system, or a beefy Ryzen/Xeon HEDT, or perhaps a Mainframe that is networked. If you control the hardware, the software, that affords you a lot of control and security.... but doesn't eliminate it, since you still have to use an ISP that can spy on your traffic, adjust speeds, or even block your network at times. Even still, you're using hardware made by another big corporation (ie Backdoors) and software that is usually licensed too. So your Custom Solution can still have vulnerabilities you may or may not be aware of.

      Kangal, 09 Apr 2024I rather trust Amazon, they've got skin in the game, a... moreI'm not trusting any huge corporation for cloud hosting. I'd rather go with a small business that doesn't have the perverse incentives of the giant ones.

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        • 10 Apr 2024

        Windows Intel AMD actually don't exists (x86) what's why windows must run Linux on x86 and azure OS (linux) on ARM must emulate window somehow , Axion is 60% faster and 60% more energy efficient the equation is simple and everyone knows that

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          • 10 Apr 2024

          Anonymous, 10 Apr 2024Obsouyl it is tensynos .. well, axynos now. And they won&#... moreWhy do you think so? Where have you read that it will be a CPU from Samsung, not TSMC?
          Do you know about CPUs for servers? They aren't same like in your phone, there are a lot of cores (more than in x86 CPUs) and other things for server.
          This release is for shareholders, not for you or me.
          They won't sell it. So, there is no reason to interest you.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 10 Apr 2024

            How many backdoor will it have?

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              • 10 Apr 2024

              Viv, 10 Apr 2024Next to social media, the next worse thing is the comment s... moreWhy? Sometimes the comment section is more informative. Like the old version of Business Insider. Any site that removes them gets blocked from my browsers.

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                • 10 Apr 2024

                dcdev, 10 Apr 2024So strange people in coments. It's not exynos! I thi... moreObsouyl it is tensynos .. well, axynos now. And they won't even use it in their own d.s. for sure.

                Just over announcing again and again, for more 15+, about arm promises... And googoo is so lame nowadays, all they can do is anouncement .

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                  • 10 Apr 2024

                  If I wanted a data center, I would buy a NAS to be honest. Ugreen makes a solid one but 10,000 USD?

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                    • 10 Apr 2024

                    Next to social media, the next worse thing is the comment section of a platform.

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                      • 10 Apr 2024

                      Zuzuz, 09 Apr 2024Imagine allowing Google put the chip on your servers 🤣Are you pointing towards data collection?

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                        • 10 Apr 2024

                        (based on exynos)
                        😎

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                          • 10 Apr 2024

                          So strange people in coments. It's not exynos!
                          I think they'll order CPUs from TSMC, but I'm not sure.
                          And it's not for sale, you shouldn't worry about these CPUs.
                          And don't care about percenta, maybe we'll see some benchmarks not from Google.

                          Just think, you can sell shit if people buy it, but if you do something for yourself, it's better to create a good instrument.

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                            • 09 Apr 2024

                            Imagine allowing Google put the chip on your servers 🤣

                              Kangal, 09 Apr 2024I rather trust Amazon, they've got skin in the game, a... moreFrom a Google Cloud Platform perspective, they have been making Tensor NPUs since 2016, so they have skin in the game too.

                                I rather trust Amazon, they've got skin in the game, and have much more experience.
                                It's always suspect when they say it's x% faster than y-thing but then don't release specifics. Apple does this often, but usually they can back it up. Nvidia is bad, and sometimes they lie illegally/false advertising. And Intel themselves are the worst. In contrast, Qualcomm is much better than them, and the gold standard seems to be AMD in their explanations.

                                If the Tensor Silicon SoC's are any indication of Google's prowess then I have low expectations. The G1 looked promising as their first attempt, although it was behind the 9-month old Exynos 2100. The G2 barely made improvements and was WAY behind the old Dimensity 9000. Then the G3 made some solid improvements but it wasn't enough to keep up with the competition with the likes of the QC 8g3, so they're basically a high-end chipset (QC 7g2+ / Dimensity 8300) competing against the luxury/flagship market (QC 8g3 / Dimensity 9300). And you the consumers are paying for it.

                                So yeah nah.

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                                  • 09 Apr 2024

                                  #StopUsingCrappynosOnPixel