@Howard Coles: > For every 1 proc or core > of Power you would need 4 or more of x86 (even at their best level). I > have seen the numbers from Intel comparing Newer x86 processors to > Power6 and they are just below the Power 6 (using 2x's the number of > cores). Do you have a reference, link, pdf, ... for this?
> The problem is, You can get Power7 cheaper than Power6, and get > twice the performance. And for that? Thanks! Gregor van den Boogaart
