1990: IBM Power1 - Server Processor Milestones

Slideshow: Server Processor Milestones
By Wolfgang Gruener September 9, 2012 11:50 AM
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1990: IBM Power1 - Server Processor Milestones

Launched in 1990, the Power multichip architecture, developed by IBM for its RS/6000 PowerServers and PowerStation workstations, was introduced with clock speeds of 20, 25 and 30 MHz. The 32-bit Power1 was IBM's first RISC processor. The chip was manufactured in a 1000 nm process, and had 6.9 million transistors. IBM updated the Power1 to the Power1+ in 1991 and the Power1++ with up to 62.5 MHz in 1992. The current iteration is the Power7 with clock speeds up to 4.25 GHz.

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