Cell edit

Name Image Cores Fab Transistors Die size L1 L2 Clock Package Introduced
XCPU   3× PPU 90 nm 165 M 168 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
1024 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2005
Cell/B.E.   1× PPU + 8× SPE 90 nm 234 M 235.5 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
 512 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2006
XCPU   3× PPU 65 nm 165 M xx mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
1024 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2007
Cell/B.E.   1× PPU + 8× SPE 65 nm 234 M 174.6 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
 512 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2007
PowerXCell 8i   1× PPU + 8× eDP SPE 65 nm 250 M 109 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
 512 KB  2.8-3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2008
Cell/B.E.   1× PPU + 8× SPE 45 nm 234 M 115.5 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
 512 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2008
XCGPU   3× PPU + 1× GPU 45 nm 372 M 168 mm2 I: 32 KB
D: 32 KB
 1024 KB  3.2 GHz xx pin FC-PBGA 2010
Name Image Cores Fab Transistors Die size L1 L2 Clock Package Introduced

POWER edit

Name Image ISA Bits Cores Fab Transistors Die size L1 L2 L3 Clock Package Introduced
RIOS-1 POWER 32 bits 1 1.0 μm 6.9 M 1.284 mm2 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 edit

Name Codename Image Fab Transistors Die size L1 cache L2 cache Clock Package Introduced
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

PowerPC 600 edit

Name Manufacturer Image Fab Transistors Die size L1 cache Clock Package Introduced
PPC601
MPC601
IBM   0.65 µm 2.8 M 121 mm2 32 kB unified 50-80 MHz 304 pin CQFP 1993
PPC601v IBM   0.5 µm 2.8 M 74 mm2 32 kB unified 90-120 MHz 304 pin CQFP 1994
PPC602
MPC602
IBM
Motorola
image 0.5 µm 1 M 50 mm2 4 kB / 4 kB 50-80 MHz 144 pin PQFP 1995
PPC603
MPC603
IBM
Motorola
  0.5 µm 1.6 M 85 mm2 8 kB / 8 kB 50-75 MHz 240 pin CQFP
255 CBGA
1995
PPC604
MPC604
IBM
Motorola
image 0.5 µm 3.6 M 196 mm2 16 kB / 16 kB 100-180 MHz 304 pin CQFP
255 pin CBGA
1995
PPC603e
MPC603e
IBM
Motorola
image 0.5 µm 2.6 M 98 mm2 16 kB / 16 kB 100-200 MHz 240 pin CQFP
255 pin CBGA
1996
PPC604e
MPC604e
IBM
Motorola
  0.35 µm 5.1 M 148 mm2 32 kB / 32 kB 166-233 MHz 256 pin CBGA 1996
PPC603ev
MPC603ev
IBM
Motorola
  0.35 µm 2.6 M 78 mm2 16 kB / 16 kB 100-300 MHz 255 pin CBGA
255 pin PBGA
1997
PPC604ev
MPC604r
IBM
Motorola
image 0.25 µm 5.1 M 47 mm2 32 kB / 32 kB 250-400 MHz 255 pin CBGA 1997
PPC620
MPC620
IBM
Motorola
image 0.5 µm 6.9 M 311 mm2 32 kB / 32 kB 120-150 MHz 625 pin CBGA 1997

PowerPC 970 edit

Name Model #. Image Fab Transistors Die size Cores Clock L2 cache Package Introduced
PowerPC 970 1RK111b   130 nm SOI 52 M 121 mm2 1 1.6 - 2.0 GHz 512 kB  576 pin CBGA 2003
PowerPC 970FX 66P7842
32R8131 (Low lead)
  90 nm SOI 52 M 66.2 mm2 1 1 - 2.5 GHz 512 kB 576 pin CBGA 2004
PowerPC 970MP 32R8213   90 nm SOI 183 M 155.1 mm2 2 1.2 - 2.5 GHz 2× 1024 kB 575 pin CBGA 2005
PowerPC 970GX n/a   90 nm SOI ~90 M 77.6 mm2 1 1.2 - 3.0 GHz 1024 kB 575 pin CBGA n/a

PowerPC 750 edit

Name Manufacturer Image Fab Transistors Die size Cores Clock L2 cache Package Introduced
PPC750
MPC750
IBM
Motorola
  0.25 μm Al 6.35 M 67 mm2 1 233 - 366 MHz 256 - 1024 kB
off die
360 pin CBGA 1997
PPC740
MPC740
IBM
Motorola
  0.25 μm Al 6.35 M 67 mm2 1 233 - 366 MHz n/a 255 pin CBGA 1997
MPC755 Motorola
Freescale
  0.22 μm Al 6.75 M 51 mm2 1 300 - 400 MHz 256 - 1024 kB
off die
360 pin PBGA
360 pin CBGA
1998
MPC745 Motorola
Freescale
  0.22 μm Al 6.75 M 51 mm2 1 300 - 350 MHz n/a 255 pin PBGA 1998
PPC750L IBM   0.20 μm Cu 6.35 M 40 mm2 1 300 - 500 MHz 256 - 1024 kB
off die
360 pin CBGA 1999
PPC740L IBM   0.20 μm Cu 6.35 M 40 mm2 1 300 - 500 MHz n/a 255 pin CBGA 1999
PPC750CX
PPC750CXe
PPC750CXr
Gekko
IBM   0.18 μm Cu 20 M 43 mm2 1 300 - 500 MH
400 - 700 MHz
300 - 533 MHz
485 MHz
256 kB 256 pin PBGA 2000
2001
2003
2001
RAD750 BAE Systems   0.15 μm 10.4 M 130 mm2 1 110 - 200 MHz 0 - 1024 kB
off die
360 pin CBGA
Radiation hardened
2001
PPC750FX
PPC750FL
IBM   0.13 μm SOI 38 M 34.3 mm2 1 600 - 900 MHz
600 - 733 MHz
512 kB 292 pin CBGA 2002
2007
PPC750GX
PPC750GL
IBM   0.13 μm SOI 74 M 52.5 mm2 1 733 - 1000 MHz
800 - 933 MHz
1024 kB 292 pin CBGA 2003
2005
PPC750CL
Broadway
IBM   90 nm SOI 20 M 15.9 mm2 1 400 - 1000 MHz
729 MHz
256 kB 278 pin PBGA 2006
Espresso IBM   45 nm SOI 27.7mm2 3 1243 MHz 0.5+2+0.5 MB PBGA MCM 2012

PowerPC 7400 / e600 core edit

Name Image Fab Transistors Die size Cores Clock L2 cache L3 cache Package Introduced
MPC7400   0.20 μm 10.5 M 83 mm2 1 350 - 500 MHz 512 - 2048 kB
off die
n/a 360 pin CBGA 1999
MPC7410   0.18 μm 10.5 M 52 mm2 1 400 - 550 MHz 512 - 2048 kB
off die
n/a 360 pin CBGA
360 pin CLGA
2001
MPC7450
MPC7451
  0.18 μm 33 M 106 mm2 1 500 - 867 MHz  256 kB 0 - 2 MB
off die
483 pin CBGA 2001
MPC7440
MPC7441
  0.18 μm 33 M 106 mm2 1 500 - 800 MHz  256 kB n/a 360 CBGA 2001
MPC7455   0.18 μm SOI 33 M 106 mm2 1 600 - 1420 MHz  256 kB 0 - 2 MB
off die
483 pin CBGA 2002
MPC7445   0.18 μm SOI 33 M 106 mm2 1 600 - 1420 MHz  256 kB 0 - 2 MB
off die
360 pin CBGA 2002
MPC7457   0.13 μm SOI 58 M 98.3 mm2 1 867 - 1267 MHz  512 kB 0 - 4 MB
off die
483 pin CBGA 2003
MPC7447
MPC7447/A
  0.13 μm SOI 48.6 M 83.9 mm2 1 600 - 1420 MHz
600 - 1500 MHz
 512 kB n/a 360 pin CBGA
360 pin CLGA
2003
2004
MPC7448   90 nm SOI 90 M 58.44 mm2 1 1000 - 1700 MHz  1024 kB n/a 360 pin CBGA
360pin CLGA
2005
MPC8641D
MPC8641
  90 nm SOI 225 M 177.87 mm2 2
1
1000 - 1500 MHz 2× 1024 kB
1× 1024 kB
n/a 1023 pin CBGA 2007
MPC8610   90 nm SOI 82.45 mm2 1 667 - 1333 MHz 256 kB n/a 783 pin PBGA 2008
MPC8640D
MPC8640
  90 nm SOI 225 M 177.87 mm2 2
1
1000 - 1250 MHz 2× 1024 kB
1× 1024 kB
n/a 1023 pin CBGA 2008