@Mad Mike: Power 6+ & 7 will probably be screamers!
Mad Mike says, "Power 6+ is already out, at least according to IBM. Power 7 is on target and will be released on time. It's also not a 16 core design."
I have not been able to find any information, outside of speculation on Power6+ or Power7.
Register suggests the Power6+ is not out, as of "23rd April 2009".
Wikipedia says there are 2 chips per module with 8 cores per chip - which looks like a total of 16 cores per socket, assuming 2 chips in a single multi-chip module per socket. Wikipedia is a little unclear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POWER7
I look forward to the processor releases, I am sure they will all be screamers!!!
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@Mad Mike: Power 6+ & 7 will probably be screamers!
Mad Mike says, "Power 6+ is already out, at least according to IBM. Power 7 is on target and will be released on time. It's also not a 16 core design."
I have not been able to find any information, outside of speculation on Power6+ or Power7.
Register suggests the Power6+ is not out, as of "23rd April 2009".
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/23/ibm_power6_plus/
Wikipedia says there are 2 chips per module with 8 cores per chip - which looks like a total of 16 cores per socket, assuming 2 chips in a single multi-chip module per socket. Wikipedia is a little unclear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POWER7
I look forward to the processor releases, I am sure they will all be screamers!!!