IBM Cell Broadband Engine E vs IBM Falcon Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(1P+7E) 9 Threads(2P+7E) 3.2GHz	3 Cores 6 Threads 3.2GHz
TDP -	TDP 175W
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s XDR	Bandwidth -

Highlights

Max Bandwidth

Max Bandwidth TDP

Cell Broadband Engine E25.6GB/s

x1

Falcon-

-

Core Config

8 Cores 1P 7E	3 Cores 3P -
9 Threads 2P 7E	6 Threads 6P -

Clocks

Base Clock 3.2GHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P	L1i 32KB P
L1d 32KB P	L1d 32KB P
L2 512KB P 256KB E -	L2 1MB P shared

Memory

Type XDR	Type -
Max Memory 256MB	Max Memory -
ECC No	ECC -
Channels 4	Channels -
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width -
Speed 3200MT/s	Speed -
Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth -
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator -

Power & Thermals

TDP -

TDP 175W

Chipset Bus

Bus Type FSB	Bus Type FSB
Bus Config 128-bit	Bus Config 64-bit
Bus Speed 1.6GT/s	Bus Speed 1.35GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 25.6GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 10.8GB/s

Chip

Manufacturer IBM	Manufacturer IBM
ISA PowerPC	ISA PowerPC
Architecture Cell	Architecture Cell PPE
Branding	Branding
Codename Cell-E PPEP-Core SPEE-Core	Codename Falcon WaternooseP-Core -
Market Segment Console	Market Segment Console
Release Date Aug 8, 2008	Release Date Oct 27, 2007

Fabrication

Foundry IBM	Foundry IBM
Fabrication Node 65nm	Fabrication Node 65nm
Die Size 175mm²	Die Size 133mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 165 Million
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 1 MTr/mm²

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