I'm more impressed by the simulataneous processing of 10 instruction sequences. But make no mistake, those numbers mean nothing if not properly used. This is the most important line in that entire article "If the performance numbers that Sony, IBM and Toshiba claim are realistic, and more importantly, Cell is reasonable to program for, then we'll be looking at some insanely powerful hardware in the not-too-distant future, including Sony's next-generation console." Now I'm going to see how big of a threat this is to x86-64. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Intel (and to a lesser degree AMD, they don't have as large an R&D budget) came out with a kind of processor that matches the CELL by the time it comes out. Remember, the first Cell devices should be out mid to late next year.