[masmullin]

Does the article give full system prices? Perhaps in my rush to the graphs I missed them.

I'm interested to know the price:performance comparison of the systems (wrt kernel compilation time)

[sp332]

You can price out the POWER system they tested here. https://secure.raptorcs.com/content/TL2WK2/purchase.html Remember to type in "2" for the quantity of 22-core CPU upgrades you want. Looks like at least $9k.

Edit: whoops, the article ran against the dual 8-core version, not the 22-core one. Looks like $10,600 as tested, with the 500GB HD, 256GB RAM, and workstation graphics.