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zarx said:

lilbroex said:

Actually that would be exactly 2 generations ahead. Just as the Wii U is used a Power7 based processor where the 360 used a Power5 also putting it 2 gens ahead.

I was talking about the GPU, also the 360 was not Power 5 bassed it was PPE bassed it's not a Power 5 chip, tho they are both PowerPC chips. 

A PPE is just a Power5+ core with some additional modifications.  In terms of the Xenon processor, it's no different than having three Power5+ cores.  Where the PPE truly differs is in the Cell, where it serves as a master to the 8 SPUs.  The later Power line of processors gained those same features, and more.