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PowerPC 601

PowerPC 601

PowerPC 601 microprocessor technical specifications

Developed by: IBM
Launched: 1992
ALU bits: 32
Family: PowerPC
Transistors: 2 600 000
Pin num.: 127 pins

The RISC processor from IBM, Apple, and Motorola, which was intended to overthrow the dominance of Microsoft Windows and Intel.

All Macintoshes from 1994 to 2006 incorporated this microprocessor, as did the successful Nintendo Wii console, the Microsoft Xbox 360 console, and a component of the Sony PlayStation 3 console.

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Other microprocessors in the family of PowerPC 601


Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1995
Bits: 32
Clock: 66 MHz
Transistors: 1 600 000
Technology: 0.5 nanometers
Voltage: 3.3 V

The family of processors 602, 603, 604, 620, 8200 and 5000.

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Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1997
Bits: 32
Transistors: 6 350 000

Families 750 and 8300.

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Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1999
Bits: 32
Transistors: 10 500 000

Families 7400 and 8400.

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Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 2002
Bits: 64
Transistors: 58 000 000

PowerPC 970 (and the 7500 and 8500 families).

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