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SGI launches R16000

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-power-damnit dept.

nkrgovic writes " SGI has just launched a new CPU - the long expected R16000. The new CPU works on 700MHz, has 4MB secondary cache and more goodies. For now the new CPU is only used in SGI's Fuel workstations, but we should expect to see it pretty soon in SGI's Origin servers as well. With new high density compute nodes this should make the Origin's the fastest supercomputing server per square foot."

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  1. I'm running one with IRIX! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So fast, it helped me get first post.

  2. 700 MHz? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The new CPU works on 700MHz

    taking a page out of apple's playbook I see..

    congratulations on breaking the elusive 500MHz barrier!

    *chuckle*

  3. guess what by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    it doesnt run linux nor can it be imagined in a beowulf cluster.. but in soviet russia, r16000 launches sgi!!!

  4. Re:Behind the times. by Xpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll be running my P4 at 3 Gigahertz, thankyouverymuch.

    True, but your architecture still sux ;)

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  5. "fastest supercomputing server per square foot" by 3-State+Bit · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uh, can I have that in libraries of congress, please? (Or at least cubic foot of server space / "per 1U rackspace").

  6. Re:Behind the times. by Gregg+M · · Score: 5, Funny
    My fan runs at 3600 rpm!

    I guess that makes it faster than my car. :)

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  7. competition by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like China has some serious competition on the chip front. SGI is already reaching a whole 700MHz! The Dragon better catch up soon is China wants to stay in business.

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  8. processor features by qwijibrumm · · Score: 5, Funny

    The R16000 has Out-of-order instruction execution? Sweet! So what was SGI's plan when they made this?
    1.???
    2.Profit!
    3.Build new processor.

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