The Cell Processor....

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bardicverse said:
^^ The post before me was asking for a link. I read the post before that, since you referred to an above mentioned post. While I don't disbelieve you, you're going to need a better source than wikipedia. I don't trust Wikipedia for info at all, as its easily corruptible.

But you rather believe that the Cell has 8 cores in a random forum?, is not cores is 8 SPEs ..

SPEs are not cores ..  you can search for info anywhere not only on Wiki and you'll read the same..

Theres only 6 SPEs available for gaming code

One is for the PS3 OS .

One is locked..not available. witch it doesn't count as the 8th SPE.

The Cell is a single core cpu with 7 SPEs, 6 for gaming, 1 for the OS..

At the other hand the Xbox 360 cpu Xenon is a Tri core cpu , 3 independent proccessor cores, each core has 2 (SMT) ..

I just want to clarify the myth of the Cell being an 8 core cpu instead of 7 SPEs witch is totaly different ..

 

Since the creator of both chips at IBM said, both cpu The Cell and Xenon are similar in strength I really dont care whats on paper or what its said about the cell anymore ..

I believed what the BIG man at IBM said and can't be said any better ..