• IBM Brings Fastest Chip to India

    IBM Brings Fastest Chip to India

    Techtree News Staff, Dec 10, 2007 1539 hrs IST

    According to IBM, POWER6, at 4.7 GHz, is twice as fast as POWER5, but uses nearly the same amount of electricity as POWER5 to run and cool.

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IBM has launched the POWER6 in India, claimed to be the world's fastest computer processor chip.

IBM India and South Asia Director, Systems and Technology Group, Shashi B Mal, said with this launch, the company's System p570, which is touted as the world's most powerful mid-range consolidation machine, and its bladeCenter JS22 servers that are powered by the new chip -- both -- will be available in India.

POWER6 features virtualization capabilities, and is the latest addition to IBM's 'Project Big Green'. The chip is claimed to enable unparalleled power savings on mid-range servers through dynamic re-allocation of resources, power, and cooling benefits.

According to IBM, POWER6, at 4.7 GHz, is twice as fast as POWER5, but uses nearly the same amount of electricity as POWER5 to run and cool.

Which means customers can use the new processor either to increase their performance by 100 percent, or lower their power consumption by 50 percent.

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(17) Comments
vilsy
,nagpur, on Dec 03, 2008 08:08 PM
its good that worlds giants of computer maker come in the processing business,i hope it should lead the computer chip world....i know more about ibm business and comuetr world.
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Mubarak
,Malappuram, on Dec 12, 2007 11:21 AM
ok but is it support the buses and board connection.is ther any care have taken for the capacitance and all other parameters (when frequency is increased)
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vivek
,Bangalore, on Dec 12, 2007 01:55 PM
its a new chip .. not overclocking the old one . capacitance in internal to the chip and part of the chip's design.
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Sujit
,Siliguri, on Dec 10, 2007 07:00 PM
Is this technology available for personal computer also, if so, what will be the pricing.
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Shrikant Dudhe
,Cranfield, UK, on Dec 11, 2007 09:28 PM
Power5, power6... are RISC based processors (unlike CISC based for Desktops) and will not run your Windows!
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NIDHI CHOURASIA
,Nagpur, on Dec 11, 2007 06:31 PM
Report as offensive its a good article on ibm power 6 and i want to know more of this kind of article.HOW MUCH IT BE USEFUL IN FUTURE
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PRADEEP ATHAVAL
,PUNE, on Dec 11, 2007 04:58 PM
some news for the power-CRUNCH IN MANY STATES of INDIA.
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Nilesh Chobhe
,Mumbai, on Dec 11, 2007 04:37 PM
Dose IBM have any install base of this server anywere in world . . . ? ? ?
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debashish
,chennai, on Dec 11, 2007 11:57 AM
i want to know which coolent is used here?
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Saurabh Passoli
,DELHI, on Dec 11, 2007 09:57 AM
WOW 4.7GHz! This is a benchmark!! When it'll be available for PCs?? and ofcourse every one is interested in the - Prining of this Chip!!
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vaibhav
,mumbai, on Dec 11, 2007 09:37 AM
what is the prze of this chip?
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Cooper
,Mumbai, on Dec 11, 2007 09:23 AM
http://cybernewz.blogspot.com
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Noel Jackson
,Manila, on Dec 11, 2007 06:39 AM
when will this power 6 be for sale in the philippines and what price?
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Bunny
,India, on Dec 11, 2007 07:28 AM
hi there... if ma news is not wrong.. philippines has already got with power 6.. check with this article... http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=99666 take care,,, bye.....
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Thirumalai
,Chennai, on Dec 11, 2007 02:09 AM
Where i can get the POWER 6 at 4.7 HGz in Chennai, India which is very useful to us. The cost price may be intimated thanks
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arnab
,kolkata, on Dec 10, 2007 09:41 PM
its a good article on ibm power 6 and i want to know more of this kind of article. it really helps us.
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