(1) See computer power.
(2) (POWER) (Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC) A RISC-based CPU architecture from IBM used in its pSeries, iSeries and i5 computer lines. The PowerPC, enhanced by Motorola and Apple, is a single-chip version of the POWER architecture. POWER CPUs and PowerPC CPUs share a common instruction set that provides binary compatibility in some cases or compatibility by recompilation. Following is the evolution of POWER chips. See PowerPC, iSeries and pSeries.
(2) (POWER) (Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC) A RISC-based CPU architecture from IBM used in its pSeries, iSeries and i5 computer lines. The PowerPC, enhanced by Motorola and Apple, is a single-chip version of the POWER architecture. POWER CPUs and PowerPC CPUs share a common instruction set that provides binary compatibility in some cases or compatibility by recompilation. Following is the evolution of POWER chips. See PowerPC, iSeries and pSeries.
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POWER Year Size # of
Series Intro. (bits) Trans. Features
POWER5 2004 64 276M
POWER4+ 2002 64 180M 0.13 process
POWER4 2001 64 174M
POWER3-II 2000 64 15M copper
POWER3 1998 64 15M SMP
POWER2 1993 32 15M
POWER1 1990 32 800K
SMP = See symmetric multiprocessing.
copper = See copper chip.
0.13 process = See process technology.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2009 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
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