Sony Emotion Engine vs IBM Cell Broadband Engine

Sony Emotion Engine
IBM Cell Broadband Engine
1 Core
2 Threads
300MHz Clock
8 Cores
9 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
540 PBGA
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
No GPU
- -
iGPU
No GPU
- -
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6S N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
GB6M N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
Sony
Manufacturer
IBM
Architecture
MIPS
Architecture
Cell
Family
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Family
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Instruction Set (ISA)
MIPS III
Instruction Set (ISA)
PowerPC
Codename
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MIPS R5900
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Codename
-
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P-Core
PPE
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E-Core
SPE
Market Segment
Console
Market Segment
Console
Release Date
3/4/2000
Release Date
11/11/2006
Foundry
Sony
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Foundry
IBM
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Node
250nm
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Node
90nm
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Die Size
240 mm²
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Die Size
235 mm²
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Transistor Count
11 Million
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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540 PBGA
Unknown
1 Core
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8 Cores
1 P-Cores
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7 E-Cores
2 Threads
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9 Threads
2 P-Threads
-
7 E-Threads
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300MHz
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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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Type
FSB
Type
FSB
Clock
150MHz
Clock
1600MHz
Data Rate
Single
Data Rate
Single
Transfer Rate
150MT/s
Transfer Rate
1.6GT/s
Width
128Bit
Width
128Bit
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Bandwidth
2.4GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
-
-
L0 Data
-
-
L1 Instruction
16KB/Core
2-way set associative
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-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
8KB/Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
4-way set associative
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L2
16KB/Core
4-way set associative
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-
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L2
512KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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256KB/E-Core
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Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
0GB
Max Memory
0GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
32Bit
Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
64Bit
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
800MT/s
Clock
400MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
1.6GB/s
Bandwidth
3.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
6.4GB/s
Bandwidth
25.6GB/s
TDP
15W
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TDP
Unknown
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
No PCIe
No GPU
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- -
No GPU
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- -
No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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