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Sun To Release 8-Core Niagara 2 Processor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the screw-everything-we're-going-eight-cores dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sun Microsystems is set to announce its eight-core Niagara 2 processor next week. Each core supports eight threads, so the chip handles 64 simultaneous threads, making it the centerpiece of Sun's "Throughput Computing" effort. Along with having more cores than the quads from Intel and AMD, the Niagara 2 have dual, on-chip 10G Ethernet ports with cryptographic capability. Sun doesn't get much processor press, because the chips are used only in its own CoolThreads servers, but Niagara 2 will probably be the fastest processor out there when it's released, other than perhaps the also little-known 4-GHz IBM Power 6."

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  1. Re:yes but ... by utnapistim · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... will a beowulf cluster of these run linux, or blend?

    --
    Tie two birds together: although they have four wings, they cannot fly. (The blind man)
  2. Freudian Processor? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only person who read the headline as "Sun to Release 8-Core Viagra 2 Processor"?

    1. Re:Freudian Processor? by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sounds like you've got serious uptime on the mind.

  3. Re:Yes, but.. by dbIII · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but will it run Vista?

    It has a Vista emulation mode - move the power switch to OFF and you get something just as useful but more stable.

  4. Re:Yes, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yes, but will it run Vista?


    No, Vista requires 640 cores, which ought to be enough for anybody.