Xbox 720 Devkit Specs Detailed, Includes 16-Core Processor

[zarx]

Viper1 said:

zarx said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

Viper1 said:

Viper1 said:
PowerPC A2 is a 16 core 65 watt CPU.

It's very feasible MS could use the CPU.

It's also one of the 2 CPU's believed to be in the Wii U (either Power7 or PowerPC A2).

I seem to have to quote myself because you guys keep going on and on about a 2 8 core Power7's when there already exists a 16 core PowerPC chip.

This? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_A2

It looks specialized for different purposes than gaming, at least currently, but yes, I guess it proves your point.

They could also use a variant of this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC_e6500

but that is less likely

Agreed that it is less likely given that the chip is targeting networking and telecommunications services.  

So is the A2, tho that is meant to be more dual purpose. Naturally they wouldn't use ether architecture straight up as they are both designed for very different work loads. Whatever they use will have to be modified, even Power 7 would be cut down for console use as it has execution units designed to optomise money transactions which would be no use in a console for example. 

Which is probably why Sony has aparently gone with an "off the shelf" x86 chip.