Sony Emotion Engine vs IBM Cell Broadband Engine Full Specs

Summary

1 Cores 2 Threads 300MHz	8 Cores(1P+7E) 9 Threads(2P+7E) 3.2GHz
TDP 15W	TDP -
Bandwidth 3.2GB/s RDRAM	Bandwidth 25.6GB/s XDR
Socket 540 PBGA	Socket -

Highlights

Max Bandwidth

Max Bandwidth TDP

Emotion Engine3.2GB/s

x1

Cell Broadband Engine25.6GB/s

x8.00

Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 300MHz	Base Clock 3.2GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 16KB P	L1i 32KB P
L1d 8KB P	L1d 32KB P
L2 16KB P -	L2 512KB P 256KB E

Memory

Type RDRAM	Type XDR
Max Memory 32MB	Max Memory 256MB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 32-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 800MT/s	Speed 3200MT/s
Bandwidth 3.2GB/s	Bandwidth 25.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 3.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate3200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 25.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W

TDP -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type FSB	Bus Type FSB
Bus Config 128-bit	Bus Config 128-bit
Bus Speed 150MT/s	Bus Speed 1.6GT/s
Bus Bandwidth 2.4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth 25.6GB/s

Chip

Manufacturer Sony	Manufacturer IBM
ISA MIPS III	ISA PowerPC
Architecture MIPS	Architecture Cell
Branding	Branding
Codename EE MIPS R5900P-Core -	Codename Cell PPEP-Core SPEE-Core
Market Segment Console	Market Segment Console
Release Date Mar 4, 2000	Release Date Nov 11, 2006

Fabrication

Foundry Sony	Foundry IBM
Fabrication Node 250nm	Fabrication Node 90nm
Die Size 240mm²	Die Size 235mm²
Transistor Count 11 Million	Transistor Count -

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