Consider when a 1.4GHz processor was deeming the worlds fastest? Man that was ages ago. Newly, IBM has lain declare to that very record, with its 5.2GHz z196 processor being the central point. Of course, we’ve seen a number of consumer chips hum along at speeds well beyond that (thanks to sophisticated cooling systems, of course), but this here enterprise chip does it without any liquid nitrogen-based support.
It’s a four-core slab that was manufactured using the outfit’s 45 nanometer technology, boasting 1.4 billion transistors and the capability to handle more than 50 billion commands per second. Interestingly, Fujitsu’s Venus CPU is said to handle a staggering 128 billion calculations per second, so we’re guessing that IBM won’t be snagging this crown without any discuss from the competition. At any rate, there’s a very credible video waiting for you after the break, and no, you won’t find this thing in your next Alien ware anytime quickly.
Source: IBM
