On: The Future Google Rackspace Power9 System

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If Zen was as good as the rumored, then waving a AMD Zen Server processor would be much more useful.

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Why? Intel can compete with Zen more easily it can also always rebound even if Google does go with Zen.

But if Google switches to an entire different eco-system dragging it back into x86 won't be easy because all of their platforms are built for a completely different architecture.

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Whats the Zen offering? This is the first I've heard of it. Unfortunate name considering theres already Xen.

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Next generation uArch from AMD. Which promise 40% IPC improvement . Again it won't be as fast as Intel, but at least AMD is within Reach for a price war, where as now even if AMD is 50% cheaper it makes little sense to use them.