List of PowerPC processors

= General-purpose PowerPC processors =

IBM/Motorola

G1

* 601 50 and 66 MHz

G2

* 602 consumer products (multiplexed data/address bus)
* 603/603e/603ev notebooks, embedded devices
* 604/604e/604ev workstations and low end servers
* 620 the first 64-bit implementation

=G3=

* 740/750 (1997) 233–366 MHz

Motorola/Freescale

= G3 =

* 740/750, 233-366 MHz
* 745/755, 300–466 MHz

= G4 =

* 7400/7410 350 - 550 MHz, uses AltiVec, a SIMD extension of the original PPC specs
* 7450 micro-architecture family up to 1.5 GHz and 256 kB on-chip L2 cache and improved Altivec
* 7447/7457 micro-architecture family up to 1.8 GHz with 512 kB on-chip L2 cache
* 7448 micro-architecture family (1.5 GHz) in 90 nm with 1MB L2 cache and slightly improved AltiVec (out of order instructions).

IBM

POWER processors

* POWER3, 64-bit, 200 - 450 MHz (as POWER3-II), originally the PowerPC 630
* POWER4, 64-bit, dual core, 1.0 - 1.9 GHz (as POWER4+), follows the PowerPC 2.00 ISA
* POWER5, 64-bit, dual core, 2 way multithreading/core, 1.6 - 2.0 GHz, follows the PowerPC 2.01 ISA
* POWER5+, 64-bit, dual core, 2 way multithreading/core, 1.9 - 2.2 GHz, follows the PowerPC 2.02 ISA
* POWER6, 64-bit, dual core, 2 way multithreading/core, 3.6 – 4.7 GHz, follows the Power ISA 2.03

RS64

* RS64 (Apache), 64-bit, 125 MHz, 1997 for large scale SMP systems Series i and Series p
* RS64-II (Northstar), 262 MHz, 1998
* RS64-III (Pulsar, Istar), 450 MHz in 1999, 600 in 2000
* RS64-IV (Sstar), 750 MHz, multithreading, 2000

= G3 series =

* 750CL with 256kB on die L2 cache at 400-900 MHz introduced in 2006
* 750CX/CXe with 256 kB on die L2 cache at 350-600 MHz
* 750FX with 512 kB L2 cache announced by IBM in 2001 and available early 2002 at 1 GHz
* 750GX with 1 MB L2 cache introduced by IBM in 2003

G5 series

* 970 (2003), 64-bit, derived from POWER4, enhanced with VMX, 512 kB L2 cache, 1.4 - 2 GHz
* 970FX (2004), manufactured at 90 nm, 1.8 - 2.7 GHz
* 970GX (2006), manufactured at 90 nm, 1MB L2 cache/core, 1.2 - 2.5 GHz
* 970MP (2005), dual core, 1 MB L2 cache/core, 1.6 - 2.5 GHz

Cell

* Cell BE, 64-bit PPE-core, 2 way multithreading, VMX, 512 kB L2 cache, 8x SPE, 8x 256 kB Local Store memory, 3.2 GHz, follows the PowerPC 2.02 ISA

Supercomputer

* Blue Gene/L, dual core PowerPC 440, 700 MHz, 2004
* Blue Gene/P, quad core PowerPC 450, 850 MHz, 2007

Other

* x704 BiCMOS PowerPC implementation by Exponential Technologies, 410 - 533 MHz
* PWRficient PA6T-1682M: a dual core PPC from P.A. Semi running at 2 GHz

Embedded PowerPC

32-bit and 64-bit PowerPC processors have been a favorite of embedded computer designers. To keep costs low on high-volume competitive products, the CPU core is usually bundled into a system-on-chip (SOC) integrated circuit. SOCs contain the processor core, cache and the processor's local data on-chip, along with clocking, timers, memory (SDRAM), peripheral (network, serial I/O), and bus (PCI, PCI-X, ROM/Flash bus, I2C) controllers. IBM also offers an open bus architecture (called CoreConnect) to facilitate connection of the processor core to memory and peripherals in a SOC design. IBM and Motorola have competed along parallel development lines in overlapping markets. A recent development is the BookE PowerPC Specification, implemented by both IBM and Freescale Semiconductor, which defines embedded extensions to the PowerPC programming model.

AMCC

* 440SP: 533-667 MHz, 10/100/1G Ethernet, (2) 64bit PCI-X, 32bit PCI-X, XOR engine, 32k L1 Cache.
* 440SPe: 533-667 MHz, 10/100/1G Ethernet, (3) 64bit PCI-Express, 64bit PCI-X, XOR engine, 32k L1 Cache.
* 440EPx: 333-667 MHz, (2) 10/100/1G Ethernet, Hardware Security, PCI, DDR-II, FPU, USB 1.1 or USB 2.0, 32k L1 Cache.
* 440GR: 333-667 MHz, (2) 10/100 Ethernet, (4) UART, (2) IIC, 53 GPIO, SPI, 32k L1 Cache.
* 440GRx: 333-667 MHz, (2) 10/100/1G Ethernet, (4) UART, (2) IIC, 53 GPIO, SPI, DDR-II, Hardware Security, 32k L1 Cache.
* PowerPC Titan, 32-bit, dual core, 2 GHz. Announced, planned release in 2008

BAE Systems

* RAD750 radiation hardened CPU based on PowerPC 750 core.

Culturecom

* V-Dragon based on PowerPC 405 core.

Cray

* SeaStar and SeaStar2, PowerPC 440 based communications processors for their Opteron based XT3 and XT4 supercomputers.

Freescale (former Motorola)

* MPC8xx PowerQUICC - networking & telecom card controllers with embedded communications module, up to 80 MHz
* MPC5xx - automotive & industrial controllers
* MPC51xx/MPC52xx - e300 core, automotive & industrial system on a chip (SoC) controllers, up to 466 MHz
* MPC55xx - e200 core, automotive & industrial controllers, up to 600 MHz
* MPC82xx PowerQUICC II - 603e core, networking & telecom SoC controllers with high-capacity on-chip switched bus and communications module, up to 450 MHz
* MPC83xx PowerQUICC II Pro - e300 core, networking & telecom SoC controllers with high-capacity on-chip switched bus and communications module, up to 667 MHz
* MPC85xx PowerQUICC III - e500 core, high end networking & telecom SoC controllers with high-capacity on-chip switched bus and communications module. D Dual core versions supporting both symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing, up to 1.5 GHz.
* MPC864x - e600 core, 1 MB L2 cache, improved AltiVec (out of order instructions), an embedded memory controller, Ethernet controllers, a RapidIO fabric interface, a PCI Express interface, and MPX bus. Dual core versions supporting both symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing, up to 1.5 GHz.

IBM (now from AMCC)

* 401
* 403: MMU added in most advanced version 403GCX
* 405: MMU, Ethernet, serial, PCI, SRAM, SDRAM; NPe405 adds more network devices
* 440: A range of processors based on the Book E core.
** 440EP: 333-667 MHz, (2) 10/100 Ethernet, PCI, DDR, FPU, USB 1.1 or USB 2.0, 32k L1 Cache.
** 440GP: 400-500 MHz, (2) 10/100 Ethernet, PCI-X, DDR, 32k L1 Cache.
** 440GX: 533-800 MHz, (2) 10/100 Ethernet, (2) 10/100/1G Ethernet with TCP/IP hardware acceleration, PCI-X, DDR, 32k L1 Cache

Microsoft

*Xenon (Microsoft Xbox 360) - Three core PPE based, 1 MB shared L2 cache, VMX128, 3.2 GHz

Nintendo

*Gekko (Nintendo GameCube) - 750CXe core with special enhancements, 485 MHz
*Broadway (Nintendo Wii) - unknown configuration

P.A. Semi

* PWRficient PA6T-1682M: a dual core PPC running at 2 GHz

Rapport

*Kilocore 1025: a CPU with a single PowerPC core and 1024 processing element (8 bit, 125 MHz) cores (unreleased). This CPU is designed for running security and multimedia applications (with parallel processing) on portable game devices and media players.

Xilinx

* Virtex-II Pro and Virtex-4 FPGA have up to two embedded PowerPC 405 cores [ [http://direct.xilinx.com/bvdocs/publications/ds083.pdf Virtex-II Pro datasheet] ] , [ [http://direct.xilinx.com/bvdocs/publications/ds112.pdf Virtex-4 family overview] ] .

Northbridge

Northbridge or host bridge for PowerPC CPU is an Integrated Circuit (IC) for interfacing PowerPC CPU with memory, and Southbridge IC. Some Northbridge also provide interface for Accelerated Graphics Ports (AGP) bus, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI-X, PCI Express, or Hypertransport bus. Specific Northbridge IC must be used for PowerPC CPU. It is impossible to use Northbridge for Intel or AMD x86 CPU with PowerPC CPU. However it is possible to use certain types of x86 Southbridge in PowerPC based motherboards. Example: VIA 686B and AMD Geode CS5536.

List of Northbridge for PowerPC:
*IBM:
**CPC 700 and CPC 710 for IBM PowerPC 750 series.
**CPC 925 and CPC 945 for IBM PowerPC 970 series.
*Motorola (now available from Tundra):
**MPC-105
**MPC-106
**MPC-107
*Mentor Arc Inc. (MAI).
**Articia S.
*Marvell Discovery series for Motorola MPC74xx and MPC75x and IBM 750 series CPU.
**Discovery ( GT-64260A, GT-64261A and GT-64262A).
**Discovery LT (MV64420 and MV64430).
**Discovery II (MV64360, MV6361 and MV6362).
**Discovery III (MV64460, MV6461 and MV6462).
**Discovery V (MV 64560).
**Discovery VI
*Philips Semiconductor
**VAS96011 and VAS96012: Two IC northbridge for PowerPC 603 and PowerPC 604.
*Tundra (Canada)
**TSI-106 (formerly Motorola MPC-106).
**TSI-107 (formerly Motorola MPC-107) / XPC107APX series.
**TSI-108
**TSI-109
**TSI-110
**Qspan II - PCI bus interface for PowerPC CPU.
**PowerPro (CA91L750) - Memory controller for PowerPC CPU.

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