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Vulcan µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerBroadcomm, Cavium
ManufacturerTSMC
Introduction2018
Process16 nm
Core Configs16, 20, 24, 28, 30, 32
Pipeline
TypeSuperscalar, Superpipeline
OoOEYes
SpeculativeYes
Reg RenamingYes
Stages13-15
Decode4-way
Instructions
ISAARMv8.1
ExtensionsNEON
Cache
L1I Cache32 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L1D Cache32 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L2 Cache256 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L3 Cache1 MiB/core

Vulcan is a 16 nm high-performance 64-bit ARM microarchitecture designed by Broadcom and later Cavium for the server market.

Introduced in 2018, Vulcan-based microprocessors are branded as part of the ThunderX2 family.

Architecture

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Block Diagram

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Memory Hierarchy

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Overview

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Core

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Die

  • Broadcom's original die size was around 600 mm². It's unknown how much the die has changed when it was modified by Cavium.
  • TSMC's 16 nm process


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All Vulcan Chips

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References

  • Some information was obtained directly from Broadcom
  • Some information was obtained directly from Cavium

See also

codenameVulcan +
core count16 +, 20 +, 24 +, 28 +, 30 + and 32 +
designerBroadcomm + and Cavium +
first launched2018 +
full page namecavium/microarchitectures/vulcan +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architectureARMv8.1 +
manufacturerTSMC +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameVulcan +
pipeline stages (max)15 +
pipeline stages (min)13 +
process16 nm (0.016 μm, 1.6e-5 mm) +