POWER6
2007 family of multiprocessors by IBM / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The POWER6 is a microprocessor developed by IBM that implemented the Power ISA v.2.05. When it became available in systems in 2007, it succeeded the POWER5+ as IBM's flagship Power microprocessor. It is claimed to be part of the eCLipz project, said to have a goal of converging IBM's server hardware where practical (hence "ipz" in the acronym: iSeries, pSeries, and zSeries).[1]
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Launched | 2007 |
Designed by | IBM |
Performance | |
Max. CPU clock rate | 3.6 GHz to 5.0 GHz |
Cache | |
L1 cache | 64+64 KB/core |
L2 cache | 4 MB/core |
L3 cache | 32 MB/chip (off-chip) |
Architecture and classification | |
Technology node | 65 nm |
Instruction set | Power ISA (Power ISA v.2.05) |
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History | |
Predecessor(s) | POWER5 |
Successor(s) | POWER7 |
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