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PowerPC G3

PowerPC G3

PowerPC G3 microprocessor technical specifications

Developed by: IBM
Launched: 1997
ALU bits: 32
Family: PowerPC
Transistors: 6 350 000

Families 750 and 8300.

It was installed on Apple computers such as the PowerBook G3, the multi-color iMacs, the iBooks, and several desktop models, including the Beige and Blue and White Power Macintosh G3s. It also ran on Nintendo video game consoles.

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PowerPC G3 contemporary microprocessors


Manufacturer: Intel
Launched: 1996
Bits: 32
Clock: 120 MHz
Transistors: 4 500 000
Technology: 0.28 nanometers
Voltage: 2.8 V

It included a set of instructions developed by Intel intended to improve processor performance in multimedia applications.
AMD, Intel's main competitor, would implement the 3DNow! floating-point instruction set.

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Manufacturer: Intel
Launched: 1997
Bits: 32
Clock: 233 MHz
Transistors: 7 500 000
Technology: 0.35 nanometers


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Other microprocessors in the family of PowerPC G3


Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1992
Bits: 32
Transistors: 2 600 000

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

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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: 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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Personal computers equipping the microprocessor PowerPC G3


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1998
Manufactured in US
CPU: PowerPC G3 (750) @ 350MHz
Memory: None
Support:
Hard drive:
Operating system: Mac OS
Innovations: El iMac G3 fue el primer Macintosh en prescindir de la unidad de disco flexible (disquetera) y del Apple Desktop Bus e incluir puertos USB, y estaba disponible en una amplia gama de colores.