Alpha instruction set architecture
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:microprocessor
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:HP_Alpha_servers
|
| gptkbp:based_on |
RISC principles
|
| gptkbp:competes_with |
gptkb:architect
gptkb:SPARC_architecture gptkb:Power_PC_architecture |
| gptkbp:designed_by |
gptkb:Digital_Equipment_Corporation
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| gptkbp:discontinued |
gptkb:2007
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| gptkbp:first_introduced |
gptkb:1992
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| gptkbp:has_variants |
gptkb:Alpha_21064
gptkb:Alpha_21164 gptkb:Alpha_21264 Alpha 21364 Alpha 21464 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alpha instruction set architecture
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:architect
gptkb:Power_architecture gptkb:SPARC_architecture |
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
a significant advancement in computing technology
a competitor to x86 architecture a pioneer in RISC design one of the first 64-bit architectures |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
high clock speeds
large cache sizes advanced branch prediction |
| gptkbp:is_often_used_in |
servers and workstations
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Compaq's product line
Digital's product line Hewlett-Packard's product line |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Tru64_UNIX
gptkb:operating_system gptkb:Windows_NT gptkb:chess_match |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
embedded systems
high-performance computing real-time systems |
| gptkbp:language_of_instruction |
load/store architecture
conditional execution branch delay slots multiple addressing modes vector instructions |
| gptkbp:notable_features |
high performance
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| gptkbp:ram |
flat memory model
virtual memory support |
| gptkbp:registration |
32 floating-point registers
32 integer registers 64 general-purpose registers |
| gptkbp:successor |
Itanium architecture
|
| gptkbp:supports |
64-bit computing
out-of-order execution multiple instruction formats superscalar execution |
| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:Alpha_processors
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