IBM Power4 clarification

[Chris Rock]

I keep seeing people throwing around the name Power4 for what apple may 
use as there new cpu. The desktop version of the Power4 is so far called 
the PPC-970. There are some MAJOR differences between the server 
Power4(multicore) and the PPC-970(unicore). I have posted a link here so 
that people may read a little bit more about it. This read is somewhat 
dry to those who aren't tech geeks.

http://arstechnica.com/cpu/02q2/ppc970/ppc970-1.html

This helps explain some of the differences between IBM's current PPC-970 
desktop project and the currently available Power4(multicore).

-Rock


Chris Rock wrote:

> Actually the running temp of the sampling AMD Opteron is no where near 
> as hot as the Itanium2 or the Power4 (multicore).
>
> - Rock
>
> XXL wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>> part of the idea was that one processor would go into deep sleep whilst
>>> the main processor would remain running...
>>>
>>> i think, rather that Apple would be better off going with the IBM
>>> "Power 4" 64 bit Server CPU...
>>>
>>> i think i read that the Power 4 is capable of multicore technology...
>>> Four cpu's in the same chip all with on-die cache... =)~
>>>
>>> I'm Ready.
>>>
>>
>> 64 bit chips are hotter than any current chips.... They would never 
>> even be
>> considered for a portable at this point.  There are real worries 
>> about heat
>> management even in desktop 64 bit systems at this point.
>> -Joel
>>
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