Transactional execution tech, 2GB page frames, a 5.5GHz clock speed - this hexa-core chip has the lot, says IBM. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2012/08/29/ibm-zec12/1
Yet I still have a Thinkpad with an Intel Centrino, and have to wait 2 more years till a tech re-fresh. Eugh.
Lol. It's always fun to read this kind of news, where development is at. Something people might have at home one day. Who knows?
I would be interested in some figures to support their claim. sure 5.5 ghz is unmatched by any competitors, but it's 'only' a 6 core chip, while intel has 8 core xenons with hyperthreading, so for these chips to be the most powerful the transactional execution must bring something really substantial to the table.
Eh, it was better originally, when it was Vin Diesel. Chuck Norris may very well be the world's biggest douchebag (and a sellout - I bet he's getting a cut of the box office and wanted to ensure he'd make as much money as possible - he make more with PG-13 than R.) Vin Diesel, on the other hand, is a pretty cool guy. Eh plays D&D and doesn't afraid of anything. On topic, though, I think it's funny that one of the advances is overhead cabling - 50-ish years and you're just now getting around to not requiring raised flooring? I dig these articles - it's unlikely I'll ever work around machines like this, but I like to know what' going on on the other side of the computing world. Plus it explained TSX - I'd seen the initials, but had no idea what it was about. And yougotkicked - pay them no mind. It's PR hyperbole either way. It isn't as if these run the x86 instruction set, so there's no apples-to-apples comparison to be made.