IBM pushes quad-core ahead of Intel and AMD
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IBM is hoping to steal a march on Intel and AMD in the quad-core race by launching four servers based around its second-generation Power 5+ processors.
The new servers can manage 1.65 GHz clock speeds going downhill with the wind behind themT and will be priced to compete with x86-based servers using processors from Intel and AMD. It is the second time that IBM has had a go at peddling Power 5+ quad-core System p servers. The last time was when it used the first-generation processors that had clock speeds of 1.5 GHz and that was for the high to mid range market. In the range there will be the 505Q Express, the 510Q, the 520Q and the 550Q, a 4U system.
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