IBM Overclocks Power8 To Take On “Broadwell” Xeon E7
In the absence of Power8+ processor upgrades this year, and with sales of midrange systems taking a bit of a hit in the third quarter, IBM has to do something to push its iron against Xeon E7 and Sparc M7 systems between now and when the Power9 machines are available in the second half of 2017. It also needs to entice customers who are on older Power7 and Power7+ machinery to upgrade now rather than wait the better part of a year to spend money.
To that end, IBM has launched the Power 850C four-socket server, a companion to …
IBM Overclocks Power8 To Take On “Broadwell” Xeon E7 was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.