Sun's new processor

[ElFenix]

Sun played up the efficiency advantages of the new T1 processors, declaring that if the entry-level servers sold in the last three years were replaced with T1-powered machines, it would represent the elimination of more than 11 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of 1 million SUV automobiles.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/47338.html

 

[Random Variable]

Who's going to be manufacturing them? Fujitsu?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Interesting that Sun's PR mentions intel's current source heaters but not AMD's cooler, faster chips.

And highly-paid-researcher quotes don't get much more obvious than this:
"In places where this processor works well, it's going to provide a big advantage over everybody else," said Gartner research Vice President Martin Reynolds

Still, low-speed/low-power makes sense for a lot of applications, and "where they work well" these chips should, uh, work well.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Interesting that Sun's PR mentions intel's current source heaters but not AMD's cooler, faster chips.

And highly-paid-researcher quotes don't get much more obvious than this:
"In places where this processor works well, it's going to provide a big advantage over everybody else," said Gartner research Vice President Martin Reynolds

Still, low-speed/low-power makes sense for a lot of applications, and "where they work well" these chips should, uh, work well.

I think you forgot that Sun does use Opertons in some of their servers.

Low-speed/low-power processors are great for supercomputers (IBM's Blue Gene systems comes to mind) But I don't think these processors are for supercomputers.