@Howard Coles:
> For every 1 proc or core
> of Power you would need 4 or more of x86 (even at their best level).  I
> have seen the numbers from Intel comparing Newer x86 processors to
> Power6 and they are just below the Power 6 (using 2x's the number of
> cores).
Do you have a reference, link, pdf, ... for this?

> The problem is, You can get Power7 cheaper than Power6, and get
> twice the performance.
And for that?

Thanks!

Gregor van den Boogaart