R4000
E724106
The R4000 is a 64-bit MIPS microprocessor that introduced a new generation of high-performance, RISC-based CPU designs widely used in workstations and servers in the early 1990s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MIPS microprocessor
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 36-bit physical addressing ⓘ |
| architecture | MIPS III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 64-bit ⓘ |
| cacheSize |
8 KB data cache
ⓘ
8 KB instruction cache ⓘ |
| clockFrequencyRange | 50 MHz to 100 MHz (typical early versions) ⓘ |
| designer | MIPS Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designType | RISC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | MIPS Computer Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | MIPS R-series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floating-point unit
ⓘ
memory management unit ⓘ on-chip data cache ⓘ on-chip instruction cache ⓘ |
| introductionPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
IDT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LSI Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ NEC NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
high-performance computing
ⓘ
server systems ⓘ technical workstations ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
first commercially available 64-bit RISC microprocessor family
ⓘ
popularized 64-bit RISC in workstations and servers ⓘ |
| packageType | PGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pipelineDepth | 8-stage pipeline ⓘ |
| predecessor | R3000 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
servers
ⓘ
workstations ⓘ |
| processTechnology | 1.0 µm CMOS ⓘ |
| successor |
R4400
ⓘ
R4600 ⓘ |
| supportsEndianness |
big-endian
ⓘ
little-endian ⓘ |
| supportsFeature | superscalar issue of integer and floating-point operations (in later derivatives) ⓘ |
| supportsInstructionSet | MIPS III ISA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
32-bit compatibility mode
ⓘ
64-bit mode ⓘ |
| transistorCount | approximately 1.2 million transistors ⓘ |
| usedIn |
DECstation systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MIPS Magnum workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ Silicon Graphics servers ⓘ Silicon Graphics workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| virtualAddressSpace | 64-bit virtual addressing ⓘ |
| wordSize | 64-bit ⓘ |
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