[Ti] IBM Power4 clarification

[Chris Rock]

Another good link for Power4 to PPC-970 comparison and differences is:

http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?AID=RWT101502203725

Again this is a DRY read for those who don't have their TechGeek Merit 
badges ;)

- Rock


Chris Rock wrote:

> 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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