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Benefits of Dual-Core Computing on IBM System x Servers Using Intel Processors

Overview This paper examines the real-world advantages of dual-core processors, using the new IBM System x servers as real-world examples. This paper discusses the benefits to industry-standard server platform users, and demonstrates scalable performance and superior performance-per-watt for high-performance HPC and business computing applications. This paper examines the potential advantages of Intel dual-core processors over Intel single-core processors in IBM System x platforms.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Processors, Application Servers, High Performance Computing

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