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Today, many of these factors referenced above are usually not included in TCO calculations. An objective of the Pilot Program is to identify metrics that will establish new criteria for performance and new standards of performance measurement. Long the hallmark of the PowerPC, lower power requirements, lower operating temperatures and thus better reliability, have been ignored by the broader IT market.
Note that, 7447As @~1.4Ghz with ~30 watts is an easy reach for Intel Pentium M (Dothan), 16watt grade** AMD K7 AXP-M* (Barton, uPGA Socket A), 25watt grade AMD K7 AXP-M*, and AMD K8 Athlon 64-M* (130 nm CG Rev).
*Mobile grades.
**Refer to incoming Geode NX for Socket A (PGA) for similar grades.
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For different K7 AXP-M grade refer to http://myplc.com/sony/docs/amd_processor_reference.htm
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The Linux/OSS/PowerPC environment lowers TCO vs. X86 Lintel/Wintel alternatives across a spectrum of configurations from thin client to cluster.
What would be the referenced X86 processor?
[ Edited by Hammer on 2004/7/24 13:27 ]
