IBM POWER1
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IBM POWER1 is IBM's first-generation POWER (Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC) microprocessor architecture, introduced for high-performance RISC-based servers and workstations in the early 1990s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IBM RISC Single Chip (RSC) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM POWER architecture family member
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microprocessor architecture ⓘ |
| abbreviation | POWER1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressingMode | load-store architecture ⓘ |
| architectureFamily | IBM POWER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| branchPrediction | static branch prediction ⓘ |
| category |
IBM microprocessors
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RISC microprocessor architectures ⓘ |
| company | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-performance servers
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workstations ⓘ |
| designGoal |
efficient RISC implementation
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high performance ⓘ scalability for servers ⓘ |
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| executionUnits |
branch unit
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floating-point unit ⓘ integer unit ⓘ load/store unit ⓘ |
| floatingPointSupport | hardware floating-point unit ⓘ |
| fullName | Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
PowerPC architecture
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later IBM POWER generations ⓘ |
| instructionSetType | RISC ⓘ |
| introductionPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
enterprise computing
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technical computing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first generation of IBM POWER architecture
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high floating-point performance for its time ⓘ |
| pipelineType | superscalar ⓘ |
| predecessor |
IBM 801
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IBM ROMP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registerType |
floating-point registers
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general-purpose registers ⓘ |
| successor | IBM POWER2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
AIX
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UNIX operating systems ⓘ |
| technologyNode | CMOS ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial workloads
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engineering applications ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
IBM RISC System/6000 family
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IBM RS/6000 servers NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM RS/6000 workstations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32 bits ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
IBM RISC Single Chip (RSC)