[tanderson92]

Thanks for the perspective on the actual performance of these algorithms. So yeah, as an algorithmic fact it isn't necessary to proceed sequentially, though perhaps not performant to proceed in parallel either.

Anyway, I heard AMD has 64 cores on a single chip so it may not be too long..

[TheGrassyKnoll]

Neuromorphic Supercomputer With 1 Million Cores Mimics the Human Brain

  https://www.tomshardware.com/news/human-brain-neuromorphic-supercomputer-manchester,38027.html