Cell
editPOWER
editName | Image | ISA | Bits | Cores | Fab | Transistors | Die size | L1 | L2 | L3 | Clock | Package | Introduced |
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RIOS-1 | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 1.0 μm | 6.9 M | 1.284 mm2 | 8 KB I 64 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 20–30 MHz | 10 chips in CPGA on PCB |
1990 | |
RIOS.9 | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 1.0 μm | 6.9 M | 8 KB I 32 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 20–30 MHz | 8 chips in CPGA on PCB |
1990 | ||
POWER1+ | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 6.9 M | 8 KB I 64 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 25–41.6 MHz | 8 chips in CPGA on PCB |
1991 | |||
POWER1++ | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 6.9 M | 8 KB I 64 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 25–62.5 MHz | 8 chips in CPGA on PCB |
1992 | |||
RSC | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 0.8 μm | 1 M | 226.5 mm2 | 8 KB unified |
n/a | n/a | 33–45 MHz | 201 pin CPGA | 1992 | |
POWER2 | POWER2 | 32 bits | 1 | 0.72 μm | 23 M | 1042.5 mm2 819 mm2 |
32 KB I 128–265 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 55–71.5 MHz | 6–8 dies on ceramic 734 pin MCM |
1993 | |
POWER2+ | POWER2 | 32 bits | 1 | 0.72 μm | 23 M | 819 mm2 | 32 KB I 64–128 KB D |
0.5–2 MB external |
n/a | 55–71.5 MHz | 6 chips in CBGA on PCB |
1994 | |
P2SC | POWER2 | 32 bits | 1 | 0.29 μm | 15 M | 335 mm2 | 32 KB I 128 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 120–135 MHz | CCGA | 1996 | |
P2SC+ | POWER2 | 32 bits | 1 | 0.25 μm | 15 M | 256 mm2 | 32 KB I 128 KB D |
n/a | n/a | 160 MHz | CCGA | 1997 | |
RAD6000 | POWER | 32 bits | 1 | 0.5 μm | 1.1 M | 8 KB unified | n/a | n/a | 20–33 MHz | Rad hard | 1997 | ||
POWER3 | POWER2 PowerPC 1.1 |
64 bits | 1 | 0.35 μm | 15 M | 270 mm2 | 32 KB I 64 KB D |
1–16 MB external |
n/a | 200–222 MHz | 1088 pin CLGA | 1998 | |
POWER3-II | POWER2 PowerPC 1.1 |
64 bits | 1 | 0.25 μm Cu | 23 M | 170 mm2 | 32 KB I 64 KB D |
1–16 MB external |
n/a | 333–450 MHz | 1088 pin CLGA | 1999 | |
POWER4 | PowerPC 2.00 PowerPC-AS |
64 bits | 2 | 180 nm | 174 M | 412 mm2 | 64 KB I 32 KB D per core |
1.41 MB per core |
32 MB external |
1–1.3 GHz | 1024 pin CLGA ceramic MCM |
2001 | |
POWER4+ | PowerPC 2.01 PowerPC-AS |
64 bits | 2 | 130 nm | 184 M | 267 mm2 | 64 KB I 32 KB D per core |
1.41 MB per chip |
32 MB external |
1.2–1.9 GHz | 1024 pin CLGA ceramic MCM |
2002 | |
POWER5 | PowerPC 2.02 Power ISA 2.03 |
64 bits | 2 | 130 nm | 276 M | 389 mm2 | 32 KB I 32 KB D per core |
1.875 MB per chip |
32 MB external |
1.5–1.9 GHz | ceramic DCM ceramic MCM |
2004 | |
POWER5+ | PowerPC 2.02 Power ISA 2.03 |
64 bits | 2 | 90 nm | 276 M | 243 mm2 | 32 KB I 32 KB D per core |
1.875 MB per chip |
32 MB external |
1.5–2.3 GHz | ceramic DCM ceramic QCM ceramic MCM |
2005 | |
POWER6 | Power ISA 2.03 | 64 bits | 2 | 65 nm | 790 M | 341 mm2 | 64 KB I 64 KB D per core |
4 MB per core |
32 MB external |
3.6–5 GHz | CLGA OLGA |
2007 | |
POWER6+ | Power ISA 2.03 | 64 bits | 2 | 65 nm | 790 M | 341 mm2 | 64 KB I 64 KB D per core |
4 MB per core |
32 MB external |
3.6–5 GHz | CLGA OLGA |
2009 | |
POWER7 | Power ISA 2.06 | 64 bits | 4–8 | 45 nm | 1.2 B | 567 mm2 | 32 KB I 32 KB D per core |
256 KB per core |
32 MB per chip |
2.4–4.25 GHz | CLGA OLGA organic QCM |
2010 | |
POWER7+ | Power ISA 2.06 | 64 bits | 3–8 | 32 nm | 2.1 B | 567 mm2 | 32 KB I 32 KB D per core |
256 KB per core |
80 MB per chip |
2.4–4.4 GHz | OLGA organic DCM |
2012 | |
POWER8 | Power ISA 2.07 | 64 bits | 12 | 22 nm | ? | 650 mm2 | 32 KB I 64 KB D per core |
512 KB per core |
96 MB per chip |
4 GHz | ? | 2014? | |
Name | Image | ISA | Bits | Cores | Fab | Transistors | Die size | L1 | L2 | L3 | Clock | Package | Introduced |
RS64
editName | Codename | Image | Fab | Transistors | Die size | L1 cache | L2 cache | Clock | Package | Introduced |
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A25 A35 |
Muskie[1] | 0.5 µm BiCMOS | >25 M | six chips | I: 8 kB D: 256 kB |
n/a | 154 MHz 182 MHz |
7 chip MCM | 1995 1996 | |
A10 | Cobra | 0.5 µm CMOS | 4.7 M | 213 mm2 | I: 4kB D: 8 kB |
1 MB off die | 50-77 MHz | 625 pin CBGA | 1995 | |
RS64 | Apache | 0.5 µm BiCMOS | transistors | size | 128 kB | 4 MB off die | 125 MHz | CBGA | 1997 | |
RS64-II A50 |
Northstar | 0.35 µm | 12.5 M | 162 mm2 | I: 64 kB D: 64 kB |
2-32 MB off die | 262 MHz | CBGA | 1998 | |
RS64-III | Pulsar | 0.22 µm Cu | 34 M | 140 mm2 | I: 128 kB D: 128 kB |
2-8 MB off die | 450 MHz | CBGA | 1999 | |
RS64-III | IStar | image | 0.22 µm Cu SOI | 34 M | 140 mm2 | I: 128 kB D: 128 kB |
2-8 MB off die | 400-600 MHz | CBGA | 2000 |
RS64-IV | SStar | 0.18 µm Cu SOI | 44 M | 128 mm2 | I: 128 kB D: 128 kB |
2-16 MB off die | 600-750 MHz | CBGA | 2001 |