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{{microarchitecture
 
{{microarchitecture
 
|atype=CPU
 
|atype=CPU
|name=Knights Ferry
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|name=Rock Creek
 
|designer=Intel
 
|designer=Intel
 
|manufacturer=Intel
 
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|cores=48
 
|cores=48
 
|isa=x86
 
|isa=x86
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|l1i=16 KiB
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|l1i per=core
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|l1i desc=4-way set associative
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|l1d=16 KiB
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|l1d per=core
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|l1d desc=4-way set associative
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|l2=256 KiB
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|l2 per=core
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|l2 desc=4-way set associative
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|l3=16 KiB
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|l3 per=tile
 
|predecessor=Polaris
 
|predecessor=Polaris
 
|predecessor link=intel/microarchitectures/polaris
 
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|successor link=intel/microarchitectures/knights ferry
 
|successor link=intel/microarchitectures/knights ferry
 
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'''Rock Creek''' or the ''' Single-Chip Cloud Computer''' ('''SCC''') was the successor to {{\\|Polaris}}, a [[45 nm]] [[many-core]] microarchitecture designed by [[intel]] for high performance computing. The SCC, like {{\\|Polaris}}, was a research project from Intel's [[Tera-scale Computing Research Program]].
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'''Rock Creek''' or the ''' Single-Chip Cloud Computer''' ('''SCC''') was the successor to {{\\|Polaris}}, a [[45 nm]] [[many-core]] microarchitecture designed by [[intel]] for high performance computing and many-core software research. The SCC, like {{\\|Polaris}}, was a research project from Intel's [[Tera-scale Computing Research Program]].
  
 
== Architecture ==
 
== Architecture ==
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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
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[[File:intel scc chip.jpg|right|thumb|SCC Chip]]
 
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== Rock Lake ==
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:[[File:rock lake platform.png|700px]]
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:[[File:rock lake platform board.jpg|700px]]
  
 
== Die ==
 
== Die ==
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* 1,567 pins LGA packages
 
* 1,567 pins LGA packages
 
** 970 signal pins
 
** 970 signal pins
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:[[File:rock creek die 2.png|600px]]
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=== Tile ===
 
=== Tile ===
** 48,000,000 transistors
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* 48,000,000 transistors
 
* 3.6 mm x 5.2 mm
 
* 3.6 mm x 5.2 mm
 
** 18.7 mm² silicon area
 
** 18.7 mm² silicon area
  
:[[File:rock creek tile (annotated).png|500px]]
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:[[File:rock creek tile 2.png|400px]]
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:[[File:rock creek tile (annotated).png|400px]]
  
 
=== Additional Shots ===
 
=== Additional Shots ===

Latest revision as of 04:23, 31 March 2019

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Rock Creek µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerIntel
ManufacturerIntel
IntroductionDecember 2009
Process45 nm
Core Configs48
Instructions
ISAx86
Cache
L1I Cache16 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L1D Cache16 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L2 Cache256 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L3 Cache16 KiB/tile
Succession

Rock Creek or the Single-Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) was the successor to Polaris, a 45 nm many-core microarchitecture designed by intel for high performance computing and many-core software research. The SCC, like Polaris, was a research project from Intel's Tera-scale Computing Research Program.

Architecture[edit]

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Overview[edit]

SCC Chip
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Rock Lake[edit]

rock lake platform.png


rock lake platform board.jpg

Die[edit]

  • 45 nm process
  • 1 poly, 9 Metal (Cu)
  • 1,300,000,000 transistors
  • 26.5 mm x 21.4 mm
    • 567.1 mm² die size
  • 1,567 pins LGA packages
    • 970 signal pins


rock creek die 2.png


rock creek die.png


rock creek die 3.png


rock creek die (annotated).png

Tile[edit]

  • 48,000,000 transistors
  • 3.6 mm x 5.2 mm
    • 18.7 mm² silicon area


rock creek tile 2.png


rock creek tile 3.png


rock creek tile (annotated).png

Additional Shots[edit]

Additional die and wafer shots provided by Intel:

Bibliography[edit]

Documents[edit]

codenameKnights Ferry +
core count48 +
designerIntel +
first launched2009 +
full page nameintel/microarchitectures/rock creek +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architecturex86 +
manufacturerIntel +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameKnights Ferry +
process45 nm (0.045 μm, 4.5e-5 mm) +