9 Cores @ 4GHz - Cell (Goodbye PCs -Experts Say)

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"The prototype shown at the conference is based on Power architecture, integrates nine cores and runs at 'more than 4 GHz'. The basic structure of the chip is comprised out of one 64-bit PowerPC chip and eight 'synergistic processing units' (SPEs), the firms said. The PowerPC processor will integrate 32 kByte L1 and 512 kByte L2 cache, while the SPEs will use 256 KByte cache." "The 'operating system neutral' chip is manufactured in 90 nm SOI, has a 221 mm2 footprint and integrates 234 million transistors. This compares to about 125 million transistors of the current Pentium 4 processor, which measures 122 mm2. " This Cell CPU looks good. Remember, it uses XDR DRAM. With the PS3 using this baby and nVidia's NV50, I don't know how the XBOX 2 will survive. And when it comes to the PC market, I think Microsoft/AMD/Intel is in trouble. That is if the IPC is any good. Only time will tell. I do not know if the CPU will utilize SLI technology. What I want to see is the Athlon 64 FX vs the Cell with maxed out video cards in Doom 3. That will be the deciding line. See how each core performs. More at Tom's here. Other details here. UPDATE: "Cell represents the largest threat the PC has ever faced. The PC can't use it's traditional advantage of software because the Cell can run the same software. It can't get an advantage in price or volume as Cell will also be made in huge volumes. Lastly it can't compete on the basis of Cell being proprietary because it's being made be a set of companies and they can sell to anyone. x86 is no less propriety than Cell. It looks like the PC may have finally met it's match." 5 min. SETI units people! SUMMARY: The Cell outruns AMD, Intel, ATI, and nVidia. Yes, it is even more powerful than GPUs. It can easily replace your PC for less. The Cell connects to all the other Cells in the world making one big supercomputer which is free for anyone to use. In other words, your 4 Cells in your PS3 can connect to another person's PS3 which is idle and use his/her Cells. Welcome to the age of the Cell, technology 4 years in advanced and then more.