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Cell Architecture Explained

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the closer-looks dept.

IdiotOnMyLeft writes "OSNews features an article written by Nicholas Blachford about the new processor developed by IBM and Sony for their Playstation 3 console. The article goes deep inside the Cell architecture and describes why it is a revolutionary step forwards in technology and until now, the most serious threat to x86. '5 dual core Opterons directly connected via HyperTransport should be able to achieve a similar level of performance in stream processing - as a single Cell. The PlayStation 3 is expected to have have 4 Cells.'"

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  1. first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first... that is all...

    1. Re:first by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Imagine a Beowulf cluster of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...ah heck...

    1. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Dammit, you beat me to it.

    2. Re:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of... by secretsquirel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      actually thats dead on topic, just redundant, but hey -1 either way

  3. Bastards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And I just got done emerging world.

  4. first post! by 8086 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post!

  5. Re:So by bobdotorg · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, the Cell architecture goes deep inside the article.

    In Soviet Russia, 'In Soviet Russia' posts get modded down.

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    __ Someday, but not this morning, I'll finally learn to use the preview button.
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