bill - 7:53 am on Sep 7, 2010 (gmt 0)

I don't think these will be out by Xmas. ;)

IBM claims world's fastest processor with 5.2GHz z196 [engadget.com] Remember when a 1.4GHz processor was deemed the world's fastest? Man, that was ages ago. Recently, IBM has laid claim to that very record, with its 5.2GHz z196 processor being the focal point. Of course, we've seen a number of consumer chips hum along at speeds well beyond that (thanks to sophisticated cooling systems, of course), but this here enterprise chip does it without any liquid nitrogen-based assistance.