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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. Re:Goat$e! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dear sir, I fail to see how your linked picture of a man's stretched anus has anything to do with IBM's latest Power6 release. Please explain.

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