'Cell' Processor Breaks Out of Gaming

Iria · Jun 30, 2005, 03:56 AM

For the first time, a vendor outside of the gaming industry has signed on to use the "Cell" processor architecture. Massachusetts based Mercury Computer Systems will integrate Cell into defense and life sciences products in collaboration with engineers from IBM's Engineering and Technology Services group.

IBM, Toshiba and Sony jointly developed Cell for placement in next-generation computing applications and consumer electronics. The processor has reached clock speeds exceeding 4GHz and will be used to power Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 gaming console.

"The tremendous performance advantages afforded by the Cell processor will enable Mercury to address an even broader range of compute-intensive challenges for our customers," said Jay Bertelli, president and chief executive officer or Mercury Computer Systems.

Cell is designed with a multicore, multi-thread architecture, based on the 64-bit Power processor to achieve "massive" floating point operations.

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MSX · Jun 30, 2005, 06:15 AM

We want a desktop model to pick apart damn it.

Ah well, I get the feeling the PS3 is going to be a bit of a personal computer anyway.

ivan300 · Jun 30, 2005, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MSX

We want a desktop model to pick apart damn it.

Ah well, I get the feeling the PS3 is going to be a bit of a personal computer anyway.

Plus we all know Linux will be running on it within 6 months.

That should make for some really fast servers.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 30, 2005, 10:14 AM

bah i have a feeling it all hype, all bark and no bite

SecretAgentMan · Jun 30, 2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

bah i have a feeling it all hype, all bark and no bite

Sony is all about the hype. Their products never live up to expectations.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 30, 2005, 03:11 PM

ouch i was right!!!
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050629-5054.html

Jun 30, 2005, 03:56 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	'Cell' Processor Breaks Out of Gaming For the first time, a vendor outside of the gaming industry has signed on to use the "Cell" processor architecture. Massachusetts based Mercury Computer Systems will integrate Cell into defense and life sciences products in collaboration with engineers from IBM's Engineering and Technology Services group. IBM, Toshiba and Sony jointly developed Cell for placement in next-generation computing applications and consumer electronics. The processor has reached clock speeds exceeding 4GHz and will be used to power Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 gaming console. "The tremendous performance advantages afforded by the Cell processor will enable Mercury to address an even broader range of compute-intensive challenges for our customers," said Jay Bertelli, president and chief executive officer or Mercury Computer Systems. Cell is designed with a multicore, multi-thread architecture, based on the 64-bit Power processor to achieve "massive" floating point operations. __________ Read More / Source: BetaNews

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	bah i have a feeling it all hype, all bark and no bite __________________

Jun 30, 2005, 03:11 PM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ouch i was right!!! http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050629-5054.html __________________

Jun 30, 2005, 06:15 AM	#2
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	We want a desktop model to pick apart damn it. Ah well, I get the feeling the PS3 is going to be a bit of a personal computer anyway.