The Cell Microprocessor is a Microprocessor developed by Sony, IBM and Toshiba. Development of the Cell started in 2001 with a budget approaching $400 million US.
The Cell contains one power processing element and eight physical SPEs in silicon.
The first major implementation of the Cell was in the Sony Playstation 3 and a few other systems. With the Cell in the PS3 1 SPE is locked out and another is reserved for the OS (Operating System) leaving 6 for gaming.
The application Folding @ Home has been designed for the PS3 to take advantage of the Cell processor and it's power. PS3 users can use the PS3 to fold if they wish. The Cell is more powerful than basically any/if not all desktop processors at the moment so it is a real advantage for F @ H to include it with the PS3.
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Cell Pocessor Information
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