P6
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P6 is Intel’s sixth-generation x86 microarchitecture that introduced out-of-order and speculative execution, forming the basis for later Pentium II/III and early Core designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| P6 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Intel x86 microarchitecture
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microarchitecture ⓘ |
| architectureFamily | x86 ⓘ |
| basisFor |
Pentium II
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Pentium II Xeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium III NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium III Xeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium Pro NERFINISHED ⓘ early Intel Core microarchitecture designs ⓘ |
| branchPrediction | dynamic branch predictor ⓘ |
| compatibility | IA-32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Intel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
higher performance per clock
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improved efficiency over P5 ⓘ |
| executionModel |
out-of-order
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speculative ⓘ |
| familyName | P6 microarchitecture family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generation | sixth-generation x86 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Intel Core microarchitecture
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later x86 microarchitectures ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
dynamic branch prediction
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micro-ops based execution ⓘ non-blocking caches ⓘ out-of-order execution ⓘ register renaming ⓘ reorder buffer ⓘ reservation stations ⓘ speculative execution ⓘ speculative retirement of instructions ⓘ super-scalar execution ⓘ superpipelined design ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
desktop computers
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server computers ⓘ workstation computers ⓘ |
| notableCPUCore | P6 core ⓘ |
| notableImprovementOverPredecessor |
better branch prediction
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higher instructions per cycle ⓘ improved floating-point performance ⓘ |
| pipelineType | superpipelined ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Intel P5 microarchitecture
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P5 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Pentium II Xeon processors
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Pentium II processors NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium III Xeon processors NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium III processors NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentium Pro processors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vendor | Intel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
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