Article about Cell vs Intel X86:
http://www.blachford.info/computer/Cells/Cell4.html"It can't get an advantage in price or volume as Cell will also be made in huge volumes."
Usually IBM fab have yield problem and they cannot produce high end CPUs in large number. INTEL manufacture more than 100 millions X86 in a year.
IBM & Motorola PowerPC is famous for buggy/failed CPU (PowerPC 620), failed / buggy chipsets: Winbond/POP, Articia etc.
Will Cell CPU have the same problems?
"Cell may be expensive initially but once Sony and Toshiba's fabs ramp up it will be manufactured in massive volumes forcing the prices down, the fact it's going into the PS3 and TVs is an obvious help for getting the massive volumes that will be required"
What about yield problems on Multicore CPUs?
Who will build multi Billions dollar Fabs for manufacturing cell CPUs?
"power, the vast majority of PCs these don't need the power they provide, Cell will only accentuate this because it will be able to off load most of the intensive stuff to the APUs."
What is the REAL Benchmark result of Cell CPU?
Is it below 100 Gflops, 40 Gflops, 20 Gflops or only 10 Gflops?
