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The new IBM PowerPC 970 is the heart of the PowerPC Blade. It is based on the 64-Bit Power 4 architecture which is also used in the processors of the IBM eServer pSeries. The 64-bit microprozessor
· Offers full symmetrical multi-processing
· Has a high reliability (with parity L1, ECC L2 and parity checked system bus)
· Is manufactured in the latest 0,13 micrometer Copper/SOI CMOS technology
· Runs at frequences ranging from 1.8 GHz - 2.5 Ghz
Therefore the IBMPowerPC 970 is the fastest PowerPC so far.
Further technical highlights of the PowerPC 970:
· Onchip 512 KB L2 Cache
· Altivec ? Vector/SIMD unit
· 6,4 GB/s I/O system bus throughput
Denna skulle åtgärda allt vad G4:s "fel" är idag:
- högre mhz
- snabbare buss
- mycket högre throughput