No, it’s the bulk order from China that’s 100x cheaper but has a minimum order quantity of 100000 units and takes 6-8 weeks to get here.
this is simply not true. the post just uses outdated hardware, as pointed out above.
a GH200 will run miles around any CPU.
The gist of the post is that optimizations and interpretations thereof must always be made with respect to the underlying hardware.
In this analogy, using better hardware affects the discount per gallon, but there are still situations where the closer gas station is the better choice.