Semiconductor & Computer Engineering
From WikiChip
Difference between revisions of "Power ISA v3.0"
(validating link) |
(validating link) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Broader data type support | + | <h3>Broader data type support</h3> |
| − | + | <ul> | |
| − | + | <li>128-bit IEEE 754 Quad-Precision Float – Full width quad-precision for financial and security applications</li> | |
| − | + | <li>Expanded BCD and 128b Decimal Integer – For database and native analytics</li> | |
| + | <li>Half-Precision Float Conversion – Optimized for accelerator bandwidth and data exchange</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| − | Support Emerging Algorithms | + | <h3>Support Emerging Algorithms</h3> |
| − | + | <li>Enhanced Arithmetic and SIMD</li> | |
| − | + | <li>Random Number Generation Instruction</li> | |
| + | </ul> | ||
| − | Accelerate Emerging Workloads | + | <h3>Accelerate Emerging Workloads</h3> |
| − | + | <ul> | |
| − | + | <li>Memory Atomics – For high scale data-centric applications</li> | |
| + | <li>Hardware Assisted Garbage Collection – Optimize response time of interpretive languages</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| − | Cloud Optimization | + | <h3>Cloud Optimization</h3> |
| − | + | <ul> | |
| − | + | <li>Enhanced Translation Architecture – Optimized for Linux</li> | |
| − | + | <li>New Interrupt Architecture – Automated partition routing for extreme virtualization</li> | |
| − | + | <li>Enhanced Accelerator Virtualization</li> | |
| + | <li>Hardware Enforced Trusted Execution</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| − | Energy & Frequency Management | + | <h3>Energy & Frequency Management</h3> |
| − | + | <ul> | |
| + | <li>POWER9 Workload Optimized Frequency – Manage energy between threads and cores with reduced wakeup latency</li> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
(Source: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/652102/Documents/POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf?t=1497275206540, page 12) | (Source: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/652102/Documents/POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf?t=1497275206540, page 12) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:38, 8 November 2017
Contents
Broader data type support
- 128-bit IEEE 754 Quad-Precision Float – Full width quad-precision for financial and security applications
- Expanded BCD and 128b Decimal Integer – For database and native analytics
- Half-Precision Float Conversion – Optimized for accelerator bandwidth and data exchange
Support Emerging Algorithms
</ul>
Accelerate Emerging Workloads
- Memory Atomics – For high scale data-centric applications
- Hardware Assisted Garbage Collection – Optimize response time of interpretive languages
Cloud Optimization
- Enhanced Translation Architecture – Optimized for Linux
- New Interrupt Architecture – Automated partition routing for extreme virtualization
- Enhanced Accelerator Virtualization
- Hardware Enforced Trusted Execution
Energy & Frequency Management
- POWER9 Workload Optimized Frequency – Manage energy between threads and cores with reduced wakeup latency
(Source: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/652102/Documents/POWER9-Features-and-Specifications.pdf?t=1497275206540, page 12)