THis aint yo' momma's CPU

More details on that rather evil looking processor I linked to the other day...

144Mb Cache
16 virtual processors if using Hyperthreading, 8 REAL processors. (2 per core) Supports 1Tb RAM 250GB (Yes BYTE) interprocessor speed. 20GB External memory speed.

Designed to cluster up to STUPID amounts of CPUs per cluster.

If all of the above is gobbeldigook, then don't panic. You can't afford one anyway.

IBM's POWER5: The multi-chipped Monster (MCM) revealed