IBM Falcon vs IBM Cell Broadband Engine
IBM Falcon
IBM Cell Broadband Engine
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3 Cores
6 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
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8 Cores
9 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
- -
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GB6S N/A
0%
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GB6S N/A
0%
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GB6M N/A
0%
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GB6M N/A
0%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
IBM
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Manufacturer
IBM
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Architecture
Cell PPE
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Architecture
Cell
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Family
-
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Family
-
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Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
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Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
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Codename
Falcon
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Waternoose
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Codename
-
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P-Core
PPE
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E-Core
SPE
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Market Segment
Console
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Market Segment
Console
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Release Date
10/27/2007
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Release Date
11/11/2006
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Foundry
IBM
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Foundry
IBM
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Node
65nm
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Node
90nm
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Die Size
133 mm²
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Die Size
235 mm²
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-
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Transistor Count
165 Million
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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-
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Unknown
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Unknown
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3 Cores
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-
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8 Cores
1 P-Cores
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7 E-Cores
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6 Threads
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-
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9 Threads
2 P-Threads
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7 E-Threads
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3.2GHz
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-
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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E-Core
3.2GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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-
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Type
FSB
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Type
FSB
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Clock
1350MHz
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Clock
1600MHz
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Data Rate
Single
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Data Rate
Single
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Transfer Rate
1.4GT/s
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Transfer Rate
1.6GT/s
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Width
64Bit
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Width
128Bit
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-
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-
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Bandwidth
10.8GB/s
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Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
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Bi-directional
21.6GB/s
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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1MB Shared
8-way set associative
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L2
512KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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256KB/E-Core
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No Memory Controller
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Channels
4
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Max Memory
0GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
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Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
6.4GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
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TDP
175W
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-
-
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TDP
Unknown
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-
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-
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-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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No GPU
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- -
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No GPU
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- -
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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