P6

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P6 is Intel’s sixth-generation x86 microarchitecture that introduced out-of-order and speculative execution, forming the basis for later Pentium II/III and early Core designs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Intel x86 microarchitecture
microarchitecture
architectureFamily x86
basisFor Pentium II
linked to: Intel Pentium II

Pentium II Xeon
linked to: Intel Pentium II

Pentium III
linked to: Intel Pentium III

Pentium III Xeon
linked to: Intel Pentium III

Pentium Pro
linked to: Intel Pentium Pro

early Intel Core microarchitecture designs
branchPrediction dynamic branch predictor
compatibility IA-32
designer Intel
linked to: Intel Corporation
designGoal higher performance per clock
improved efficiency over P5
executionModel out-of-order
speculative
familyName P6 microarchitecture family
generation sixth-generation x86
influenced Intel Core microarchitecture
later x86 microarchitectures
introducedFeature dynamic branch prediction
micro-ops based execution
non-blocking caches
out-of-order execution
register renaming
reorder buffer
reservation stations
speculative execution
speculative retirement of instructions
super-scalar execution
superpipelined design
marketSegment desktop computers
server computers
workstation computers
notableCPUCore P6 core
notableImprovementOverPredecessor better branch prediction
higher instructions per cycle
improved floating-point performance
pipelineType superpipelined
successorTo Intel P5 microarchitecture
P5
usedIn Pentium II Xeon processors
linked to: Intel Pentium II

Pentium II processors
linked to: Intel Pentium II

Pentium III Xeon processors
linked to: Intel Pentium III

Pentium III processors
linked to: Intel Pentium III

Pentium Pro processors
linked to: Intel Pentium Pro
vendor Intel
linked to: Intel Corporation
wordSize 32-bit

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