Sun Microsystems将在下周公布八核心Niagara 2处理器,每个核心支持8个线程,这意味着一块物理处理器拥有64个逻辑处理器.远远地将多核Intel和AMD处理器抛在了后面,Niagara 2 还包含多路10G以太网数据处理能力,Sun并没有提供更多处理器性能数据,因为这种处理器只在他们的CoolThreads servers中运用.但是Niagara 2毫无疑问发布之后将是世界上最快的处理器,可能比4GHz的IBM Power6还要快.
内含性能参数和图片技术列表:

    * 8 Sparc cores;
    * 4-MB L2 cache;
    * Integrated floating-point units into each core pipeline
    * Double the performance per watt of the predecessor Niagara 1;
    * Order of magnitude (10 times, for you non-math types) improvement in floating-point performance;
    * Two on-chip 10G Ethernet ports:
    * Eight cryptographic units, to support running both Ethernet ports encrypted



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