POWER6
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).
Power6 CPU | |
| General information | |
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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) |
| Physical specifications | |
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| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | POWER5 |
| Successor(s) | POWER7 |
| POWER, PowerPC, and Power ISA architectures |
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| NXP (formerly Freescale and Motorola) |
| IBM |
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| IBM/Nintendo |
| Other |
| Related links |
| Cancelled in gray, historic in italic |
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