Title :
The POWER8TM processor: Designed for big data, analytics, and cloud environments
Author :
Friedrich, J. ; Hung Le ; Starke, William ; Stuechli, Jeff ; Sinharoy, B. ; Fluhr, Eric J. ; Dreps, Daniel ; Zyuban, V. ; Still, Gregory ; Gonzalez, Christopher ; Hogenmiller, D. ; Malgioglio, Frank ; Nett, Ryan ; Puri, R. ; Restle, Phillip ; Shan, David
Author_Institution :
IBM STG, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
POWER8™ delivers a data-optimized design suited for analytics, cognitive workloads, and today´s exploding data sizes. The design point results in a 2.5x performance gain over its predecessor, POWER7+™, for many workloads. In addition, POWER8 delivers the efficiency demanded by cloud computing models and also represents a first step toward creating an open ecosystem for server innovation.
Keywords :
cloud computing; microprocessor chips; network servers; POWER7+; POWER8 processor; analytics; cloud computing models; cloud environments; cognitive workloads; data-optimized design; open ecosystem; server innovation; Bandwidth; Memory management; Multicore processing; Servers; Technological innovation; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
DOI :
10.1109/ICICDT.2014.6838618
