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| l1i per      = core
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| l1i desc      = 8-way set associative
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| l1d          = 64 KiB
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| l2            = 512 KiB
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| l2 per        = core
 
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| l3 per        = core
 
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| l4            = 128 MiB
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| predecessor      = POWER7+
 
| predecessor      = POWER7+
 
| predecessor link = ibm/microarchitectures/power7+
 
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| successor        = POWER9
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| successor        = POWER8+
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| successor link  = ibm/microarchitectures/power8+
 
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'''POWER8''' is the [[Power]] microarchitecture for [[IBM]]'s family of {{ibm|POWER8}} processors that was introduced in [[2014]]. POWER8 is the successor to {{\\|POWER7+}}.
 
'''POWER8''' is the [[Power]] microarchitecture for [[IBM]]'s family of {{ibm|POWER8}} processors that was introduced in [[2014]]. POWER8 is the successor to {{\\|POWER7+}}.
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== Architectures ==
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=== Key changes from {{\\|POWER7}}/{{\\|POWER7+|+}} ===
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{{empty section}}
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== Die ==
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=== Dodeca-Core ===
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* [[Dodeca-Core]]
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* IBM's [[22 nm process|22 nm SOI process]]
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* 15 metal layers
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* 4,200,000,000 transistors
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* 649 mm² die size
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: [[File:power8 die shot (12-core).png|750px]]
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: [[File:power8 die shot (12-core)(annotated).png|750px]]
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=== Hexa-Core ===
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* [[hexa-core]]
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* IBM's [[22 nm process|22 nm SOI process]]
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* 15 metal layers
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* 362 mm² die size
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: ?die shot?
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: [[File:power8 die shot (6-core)(annotated).png|450px]]

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POWER8 µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerIBM
ManufacturerIBM
IntroductionAugust, 2013
Phase-outJune, 2014
Process22 nm
Core Configs4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Pipeline
TypeSuperscalar
SpeculativeYes
Reg RenamingYes
Stages15-23
Cache
L1I Cache32 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L1D Cache64 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L2 Cache512 KiB/core
L3 Cache8 MiB/core
L4 Cache128 MiB/chip
Succession

POWER8 is the Power microarchitecture for IBM's family of POWER8 processors that was introduced in 2014. POWER8 is the successor to POWER7+.

Architectures[edit]

Key changes from POWER7/+[edit]

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Die[edit]

Dodeca-Core[edit]

power8 die shot (12-core).png


power8 die shot (12-core)(annotated).png

Hexa-Core[edit]

 ?die shot?
power8 die shot (6-core)(annotated).png
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