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daemin on July 17, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Intel delays chip-making changes

You're off by 1 there, there were 8 SPU's on a Cell chip, 1 was disabled to account for manufacturing defects, and another was reserved for exclusive use of the O. Leaving the developer with 6 SPU's to use.

monocasa on July 17, 2015 [–]

I think he's including the PPE in his count of 9 processors.

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