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4.7GHz IBM Power6 Spotted

Posted by kdawson on from the more-power-to-ya dept.

Ilgaz notes that The Register has posted benchmark results from Oracle 11i running on four 4.7GHz Power6 chips. Quoting: "The speedy chips confirm IBM's boasting that Power6 would arrive near 5GHz. They also show that IBM's customers have a lot to look forward to in terms of raw performance." Rumor has it that the Power6 chips will be announced on Tuesday.

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  1. Yeah, but... by wcspxyx · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...does it run Vista?

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    Sig? What sig? Do I have to have a sig!?!?
    1. Re:Yeah, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      > ...does it run Vista?

      Barely.

    2. Re:Yeah, but... by mdhoover · · Score: 3, Funny

      Heh, what does?
      /me runs

    3. Re:Yeah, but... by joek1010 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it doesn't meet minimum system requirements.

  2. That's old school by Burdell · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had a 4.77MHz IBM years ago. Oh wait, you said G, not M.

  3. Re:Goat$e! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Perhaps IBM pulled the Power6 chip out of their ass?

  4. Re:Ho hum by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because we can do no Moore at the moment.