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'''z14''' is the successor to {{\\|z13}}, a [[14 nm]] [[z/Architecture]] mainframe microarchitecture designed by [[IBM]] and introduced in 2017.
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'''z14''' is a [[z/Architecture]]-based microarchitecture designed by [[IBM]] and introduced in 2017 for their {{ibm|z14}} processors and mainframes. The z14 microarchitecture replaced the {{\\|z13}}.
  
 
==Process Technology==
 
==Process Technology==
z14-based microprocessors are manufactured on [[GlobalFoundries]]'s [[14 nm process|14 nm]] (14HP) [[FinFET]] [[Silicon-On-Insulator]] (SOI) process featuring highly-dense [[deep trench structures]] used for high-density [[eDRAM]].
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z14-based microprocessors are manufactured on [[GlobalFoundries]]'s [[14 nm process|14 nm]] (14HP) [[FinFET]] [[Silicon-On-Insulator]] (SOI) process. The process was designed by IBM at what used to be their East Fishkill, New York fab which has since been sold to GlobalFoundries.
  
 
== Release Dates ==
 
== Release Dates ==
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Each mainframe has two frames that are bolted together. Frames are built to Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) standards and are 42U EIA frames. Viewed from the front, the right side is called '''Frame A''' while the left side is called '''Frame Z'''.
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Every mainframe have two frames that are bolted together. Frames are built to Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) standards and are 42U EIA frames. Viewed from the front, the right side is called '''Frame A''' while the left side is called '''Frame Z'''.
  
 
==== Z Frame ====
 
==== Z Frame ====
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|   || At the top of the frame is an optional overhead power cabling solution. There are top exit options for fiber optic cables and other ethernet solutions such as [[FICON]], [[OSA]], 12x [[InfiniBand]], 1x InfiniBand, ICA, zHyperLink Express, Coupling Express LR, and RoCE.
 
|   || At the top of the frame is an optional overhead power cabling solution. There are top exit options for fiber optic cables and other ethernet solutions such as [[FICON]], [[OSA]], 12x [[InfiniBand]], 1x InfiniBand, ICA, zHyperLink Express, Coupling Express LR, and RoCE.
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==== A Frame ====
 
==== A Frame ====
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| [[File:ibm z14 se.png|250px]]
 
| [[File:ibm z14 se.png|250px]]
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== System ==
 
== System ==
 
[[File:z14 drawer.svg|right|400px]]
 
[[File:z14 drawer.svg|right|400px]]
The IBM z14 mainframe is the successor to {{\\|z13}}, offering a large set of enhancements over the prior generation in all key areas such as scalability, security, and performance.
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The IBM z14 mainframe consists of a number of drawers. A drawer is simply a cluster of processors and chipsets. Each drawer consists of two clusters of three processing units (PUs) each and a single system controller (SC) chip. A full drawer can thus have a total of six processors and a single system controller. The SC chip can links one drawer to another one for up to four drawers in the max z14 mainframe system. In a max configuration the z14 can have a total of 24 processors.
 
 
=== Drawer ===
 
The IBM z14 mainframe consists of a number of drawers. A drawer is simply a cluster of processors and chipsets. Each drawer consists of two clusters of three central processors (CPs) each and a single system controller (SC) chip. A full drawer can thus have a total of six processors and a single system controller. The X-bus interconnect links each CP chip to every other CP chip in the cluster and each CP chip to the SC chip.
 
[[File:z14 drawer topology.svg|left|225px]]
 
The SC chip can links one drawer to another for up to four drawers in the max z14 mainframe system. In a max configuration, the z14 can have a total of 24 processors. With up to 10 cores per processor, in theory, a maximum-configured system can have a total of 240 cores. Note that some chips are reserved for redundancy, so a max drawer has 41 active cores for a maximum of 164 cores with four drawers. Drawers are linked together by linking each SC to every other SC in the other drawers over the A-bus. This is done through SMP connectors and cables. All four drawers are then fully connected to all other drawers.
 
 
 
[[File:z14 mainframe drawer showing.jpg|700px|right]]
 
 
 
{{clear}}
 
 
 
=== Central Processor ===
 
Fabricated on a [[14 nm process]], the central processor is largely an evolutionary designed based on the previous {{\\|z13}} architecture featuring a very long [[out-of-order]] pipeline for high frequency design. Running at up to 5.2 GHz for a 0.192 ns cycle time, chips come with either 7, 8, 9, or 10 active cores enabled.
 
  
 
== Die ==
 
== Die ==
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=== Central Processor (CP) Chip ===
 
=== Central Processor (CP) Chip ===
 
[[File:z14 next to dime.png|right|200px]]
 
[[File:z14 next to dime.png|right|200px]]
* GlobalFoundries [[14 nm process|14HP Process]]
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* [[IBM]]'s developed (now GlobalFoundries) [[14 nm process|14HP Process]]
 
** CMOS FinFET SOI
 
** CMOS FinFET SOI
 
** 17 Metal Layers
 
** 17 Metal Layers
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* 6,100,000,000 transistors
 
* 6,100,000,000 transistors
 
* 14.4 miles of copper wire
 
* 14.4 miles of copper wire
* 26.5 x 27.8 mm <sup>†</sup> OR 25.3 mm x 27.5 mm<sup>‡</sup> die
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* 26.5 x 27.8 mm die
** 736.7 mm²<sup>†</sup> OR 695.75 mm²<sup>‡</sup> die size
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** 736.7 mm² die size
 
** 18,581 power pins
 
** 18,581 power pins
 
** 1,505 signal pins
 
** 1,505 signal pins
 
(† - size provided by IBM in their presentations; ‡ - size provided by the IBM RedBook)
 
  
  
::'''Floor Plan:'''
 
 
:: [[File:z14 die floor plan.png|650px]]
 
:: [[File:z14 die floor plan.png|650px]]
 
::'''Die:'''
 
::[[File:ibm z14 die shot.png|class=wikichip_ogimage|600px]]
 
  
 
==== Core ====
 
==== Core ====
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* '''IDU''' - Instruction decode unit
 
* '''IDU''' - Instruction decode unit
 
* '''IFB''' - Instruction fetch and branch prediction
 
* '''IFB''' - Instruction fetch and branch prediction
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=== System Controller (SC) Chip ===
 
=== System Controller (SC) Chip ===
 
[[File:z14sc next to a dime.png|right|200px]]
 
[[File:z14sc next to a dime.png|right|200px]]
* GlobalFoundries [[14 nm process|14HP Process]]
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* [[IBM]]'s developed (now GlobalFoundries) [[14 nm process|14HP Process]]
 
** CMOS FinFET SOI
 
** CMOS FinFET SOI
 
** 17 Metal Layers
 
** 17 Metal Layers
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::'''Floor Plan:'''
 
 
:: [[File:ibm z14 sc floor plan.png|650px]]
 
:: [[File:ibm z14 sc floor plan.png|650px]]
 
 
::'''Die:'''
 
:: [[File:ibm z14 system controller die shot.png|600px]]
 

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codenamez14 +
core count7 +, 8 +, 9 + and 10 +
designerIBM +
first launchedJuly 17, 2017 +
full page nameibm/microarchitectures/z14 +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architecturez/Architecture +
manufacturerGlobalFoundries +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
namez14 +
process14 nm (0.014 μm, 1.4e-5 mm) +