R3000

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The R3000 is a 32-bit RISC microprocessor from MIPS Computer Systems that popularized the MIPS architecture in workstations and embedded systems during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf MIPS processor
microprocessor
addressSpace 32-bit address space
applicationDomain UNIX workstations
high-performance embedded systems
architecture MIPS NERFINISHED
bitWidth 32-bit
cacheSupport separate instruction and data caches
companyCountry United States NERFINISHED
cpuCoreType scalar RISC core
designer MIPS Computer Systems NERFINISHED
hasCoprocessorInterface yes
instructionSetFamily MIPS I NERFINISHED
introducedInDecade 1980s
introducedInPeriod late 1980s
marketRole popularized the MIPS architecture
notableFor simple and clean RISC design
widespread commercial adoption of MIPS
pipelineType RISC pipeline
popularInPeriod early 1990s
late 1980s
predecessor R2000
successor R4000
supports demand paging
virtual memory
technology CMOS NERFINISHED
typicalClockFrequencyRange 20–33 MHz
usedBy DECstation systems NERFINISHED
Silicon Graphics workstations NERFINISHED
Sony hardware platforms
usedIn embedded systems
laser printers
network equipment
workstations
wordLengthCategory 32-bit CPU
wordSize 32 bits

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