[sophist]

Didn't they get the memo? You're supposed to add more cores now instead of clockspeed.

[wmf]

Compared to the dual-core 5 GHz Power6, yes, I think they got the memo.

[Tamerlin]

What, eight cores isn't enough?

They're really pulling out the stops on POWER. It's going to be interesting to see how well Itanium stacks up (if at all).