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PowerPC G5

Contents

Page 3 Introduction

Page 4 The World’s First 64-Bit Desktop Processor

An Exponential Leap in Computing Power

Memory Addressing up to 18 Exabytes

High-Precision Calculations in a Single Clock Cycle

Clock Speeds up to 2GHz

Industry-Leading 1GHz Frontside Bus

Full Support for Symmetric Multiprocessing

Native Compatibility with 32-Bit Application Code

Page 7 Next-Generation PowerPC Architecture

Ultrafast Access to Data and Instructions

Highly Parallel Execution Core

Aggressive Queuing and Register Renaming

Optimized 128-Bit Velocity Engine

Two Double-Precision Floating-Point Units

Two Integer Units

Two Load/Store Units

Condition Register

Three-Component Branch Prediction Logic

State-of-the-Art Process Technology from IBM

Page 11 Industry-Leading Performance

SPEC CPU2000

Page 14 Technical Specifications

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Apple PowerPC G5 manual Contents

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PowerPC G5 White Paper July Contents Key Features Introduction An Exponential Leap in Computing Power Memory Addressing up to 18 Exabytes Industry-Leading 1GHz Frontside Bus High-Precision Calculations in a Single Clock CycleClock Speeds up to 2GHz Full Support for Symmetric Multiprocessing Native Compatibility with 32-Bit Application Code Next-Generation PowerPC Architecture Ultrafast Access to Data and Instructions Highly Parallel Execution Core Aggressive Queuing and Register Renaming Two Integer Units Optimized 128-Bit Velocity EngineTwo Double-Precision Floating-Point Units Two Load/Store Units State-of-the-Art Process Technology from IBM Condition RegisterThree-Component Branch Prediction Logic Industry-Leading Performance Spec CPU2000 Spec CPU2000 Single-Processor Speed Spec CPU2000 Dual Processor System Throughput Frontside bus Technical SpecificationsBit PowerPC processor architecture Wide execution core For More Information Physical specificationsComparison of PowerPC G4 and PowerPC G5 Three-component branch prediction logic