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Depending on the application and the OS, an Intel quad core high end
might well match a z10 quad core for all but decimal arithmetic. How
many z10s would it take to run the equivalent of 1500 blades linked in a
cluster running google?
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Each platform has strengths
and weaknesses. While the Intel x86 has a certain amount of strength
over the z platform in raw compute power, the z platform does decimal
arighmetic at speeds that the x86 platform can only dream about. Ditto
for large amounts of I/O. Intel and AMD haven't even begun to match the
speed of the z platform's channel architecture.
What platform fits YOUR business needs best?
Rick
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