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IBM Overclocks Power8 To Take On “Broadwell” Xeon E7

October 18, 2016 Timothy Prickett Morgan 5

In the absence of Power8+ processor upgrades this year, and with sales of midrange systems taking a bit of a hit in the third quarter, IBM has to do something to push its iron against Xeon E7 and Sparc M7 systems between now and when the Power9 machines are available in the second half of 2017. …

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