SGI launches R16000

nkrgovic writes " SGI has just launched a new CPU - the long expected R16000. The new CPU works on 700MHz, has 4MB secondary cache and more goodies. For now the new CPU is only used in SGI's Fuel workstations, but we should expect to see it pretty soon in SGI's Origin servers as well. With new high density compute nodes this should make the Origin's the fastest supercomputing server per square foot."

I'm running one with IRIX!

[Anonymous Coward]

So fast, it helped me get first post.

700 MHz?

[Anonymous Coward]

The new CPU works on 700MHz

taking a page out of apple's playbook I see..

congratulations on breaking the elusive 500MHz barrier!

*chuckle*

guess what

[Anonymous Coward]

it doesnt run linux nor can it be imagined in a beowulf cluster.. but in soviet russia, r16000 launches sgi!!!

Re:Behind the times.

[Xpilot]

I'll be running my P4 at 3 Gigahertz, thankyouverymuch.

True, but your architecture still sux ;)

"fastest supercomputing server per square foot"

[3-State Bit]

Uh, can I have that in libraries of congress, please? (Or at least cubic foot of server space / "per 1U rackspace").

Re:Behind the times.

[Gregg M]

My fan runs at 3600 rpm!

I guess that makes it faster than my car. :)

competition

[nEoN nOoDlE]

Looks like China has some serious competition on the chip front. SGI is already reaching a whole 700MHz! The Dragon better catch up soon is China wants to stay in business.

processor features

[qwijibrumm]

The R16000 has Out-of-order instruction execution? Sweet! So what was SGI's plan when they made this?
1.???
2.Profit!
3.Build new processor.