8 ▁quarter ▁precision ▁per ▁module . ▁The ▁Q S 2 2 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Power X Cell ▁ 8 i ▁processor ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁IBM ▁Road runner ▁super comput er . ▁Mercur y ▁and ▁IBM ▁uses ▁the ▁fully ▁util ized ▁Cell ▁processor ▁with ▁eight ▁active ▁S PE s . ▁On ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Fix st ars ▁Corporation ▁released ▁a ▁P CI ▁Express ▁acceler ator ▁board ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Power X Cell ▁ 8 i ▁processor . ▁ ▁Sony ' s ▁high ▁performance ▁media ▁computing ▁server ▁Z EG O ▁uses ▁a ▁ 3 . 2   G Hz ▁Cell / B . E ▁processor . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁The ▁Cell ▁Broad band ▁Engine , ▁or ▁Cell ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁known , ▁is ▁a ▁micro processor ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁hy brid ▁of ▁conventional ▁desktop ▁process ors ▁( such ▁as ▁the ▁Ath lon ▁ 6 4 , ▁and ▁Core ▁ 2 ▁families ) ▁and ▁more ▁special ized ▁high - per formance ▁process ors , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁N VID IA ▁and ▁AT I ▁graphics - process ors ▁( G PU s ). ▁The ▁longer ▁name ▁indicates ▁its ▁intended ▁use , ▁namely ▁as ▁a ▁component ▁in ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁online ▁distribution ▁systems ; ▁as ▁such ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁util ized ▁in ▁high - definition ▁displays ▁and ▁recording ▁equipment , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁HD TV ▁systems . ▁Additionally ▁the ▁processor ▁may ▁be ▁su ited ▁to ▁digital ▁imag ing ▁systems ▁( med ical , ▁scientific , ▁etc .)