MIPS R4600

E514800

The MIPS R4600 is a 64-bit RISC microprocessor from the MIPS family, widely used in mid-1990s workstations and embedded systems for its balance of performance and cost.

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instanceOf MIPS architecture processor
microprocessor
addressSpace 64-bit virtual address space
applicationDomain embedded systems
workstations
architecture MIPS III NERFINISHED
bitWidth 64-bit
branchHandling branch delay slot
busInterface system bus for external memory and devices
cacheOrganization write-back cache
cacheType separate instruction and data caches
compatibility binary compatible with other MIPS III processors
designer MIPS Technologies NERFINISHED
Quantum Effect Devices NERFINISHED
designGoal good performance
low cost
executionModel in-order execution
family MIPS R4000 family NERFINISHED
floatingPointCoprocessor MIPS R4010 NERFINISHED
floatingPointSupport via external coprocessor
floatingPointUnit optional external FPU
instructionIssue single-issue
integerUnit on-chip integer unit
introducedInDecade 1990s
introducedInPeriod mid-1990s
marketPosition cost-sensitive designs
mid-range performance
pipelineStages 5-stage pipeline
pipelineType scalar pipeline
powerConsumption low power for its era
primaryCacheSize 16 KB data cache
16 KB instruction cache
processTechnology CMOS
successor MIPS R4700 NERFINISHED
supportsDataTypes 32-bit integer
64-bit integer
double-precision floating point
single-precision floating point
supportsInstructionSet MIPS III ISA NERFINISHED
usedFor embedded control systems
graphics workstations
network routers
usedIn NEC RISCserver systems NERFINISHED
Silicon Graphics Indigo2 NERFINISHED
Silicon Graphics Indy NERFINISHED
embedded networking equipment
wordSize 64-bit general-purpose registers

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Indy workstations cpuFamily MIPS R4600
subject surface form: Indy workstation