The processor at a clock frequency of 4.7 GHz will release the company IBM. Representatives of the company called the development of "the fastest processor in the world."
The processor will consist of 790 million transistors and will be built on 65-nanometer technology.
Compared to the Power5 chip, the new version doubles the clock speed and 4 times increases the cache (8 MB).

IBM says that Power6 will focus on attracting customers who use HP, Dell and Sun servers with Intel Itanium and Sun Sparc processors.
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Based on the predecessor of Power6 built NintendoWii, Xbox 360 and PS3.
The next Power7 processor will be released in 2010.
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