The right power can make a difference!
Do you need computing power that is delivered with stunning energy efficiency? What about new unique features that are designed to support high availability and perform tasks not possible before?
Power systems — with POWER6™ processor technology and the ability to run AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems simultaneously — can put system performance and efficiency into an equation for your success. If you are not yet using the power of IBM POWER6 processor-based systems, moving up to IBM could be your most important next decision.
Experience the power that is at the top of many critical industry benchmarks. And, it's all of part the New Power Equation — only from IBM.
| Feature | Benefit | IBM POWER6 | HP Integrity Itanium® 2 | SUN APL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra high frequency dual-core processor technology | Top per-core performance in over 25 benchmarks representing a wide range of client environments | Yes! | No | No |
| Two integrated hardware accelerators designed to enhance performance |
|
Yes! | No | No |
| Live Partition and Application Mobility* | Sustain system availability during maintenance or re-hosting | Yes! | No | No |
| Instruction retry on alternate processor | Mainframe inspired reliability feature, increases extent of error recovery options | Yes! | No | No |
| Concurrent firmware and operating system updates | Updates may be applied while applications are active | Yes! | No | No |
White papers
- An Assessment of Leadership Performance with POWER6 Processors and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1
- Highly Available IBM Power Systems Servers for Business-Critical Applications
- Benefits of Decimal Floating Point Arithmetic in SAP Applications
- Java Tuning for Performance and IBM POWER6 Support
- IBM EnergyScale for POWER6 Processor-Based Systems
* Not supported on all operating systems.
