December 2003
Intermediate to advanced
458 pages
9h 3m
English
book
Deploying Linux on IBM eServer pSeries Clusters
by Dino Quintero, Prabhakar Attaluri, Tomas Baublys, Xinghong He, Chin Yau Lee, Francois Thomas
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1.3. POWER4 architecture advantages
The POWER4™ system is a new generation of high-performance 64-bit microprocessors and associated subsystems especially designed for server and supercomputing applications
Following are highlights of the many architectural advantages offered by POWER4:
Numerous technologies are incorporated into the POWER4, to create a high-performance, highly scalable chip design to power pSeries systems.
The POWER4 processor utilizes the IBM advanced semiconductor, Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI), and packaging technology.
Copper interconnects provide less resistance than aluminum, which permits the use of smaller circuits with reduced latency for faster propagation of electrical signals.
Reduced resistance and heat output make it ...