re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013l.html#50 Mainframe on Cloud
latest from IBM IBM launches NeXtScale, packs more cores in racks; Summary: The NeXtScale System can pack up to 84 x86 systems and 2,016 cores in a standard 19-inch one unit (1U) rack. http://www.zdnet.com/ibm-launches-nextscale-packs-more-cores-in-racks-7000020432/ i.e. 2016 cores (processors) previously a 1st generation e5-2600 at 527BIPS is the equivalent of 10.5 max configured z196 80 processor systems. e5-2600 is two chips with 8processor per chip or 16 processors ... or 33BIPS/processor ... by comparison z900, 16 processors, 2.5BIPS (156MIPS/proc), Dec2000 z990, 32 processors, 9BIPS, (281MIPS/proc), 2003 z9, 54 processors, 18BIPS (333MIPS/proc), July2005 z10, 64 processors, 30BIPS (469MIPS/proc), Feb2008 z196, 80 processors, 50BIPS (625MIPS/proc), Jul2010 EC12, 101 processors, 75BIPS (743MIPS/proc), Aug2012 ... i.e. compared to 1st generation e5-2600 at 33BIPS/processor ... a first generation e5-2600 blade is still the equivalent processing of seven max. configured 101 processor EC12 latest intel generation Intel Shows 14nm Broadwell Consuming 30% Less Power Than 22nm Haswell http://hothardware.com/News/Intel-Shows-14nm-Broadwell-Consuming-30-Less-Power-Than-22nm-Haswell/ -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
