MIPS R6000

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:application high-performance computing
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:MIPS_architecture
gptkbp:bus_connections MIPS bus architecture
gptkbp:cache_size up to 1 MB
split instruction and data cache
gptkbp:clock_speed up to 100 MHz
gptkbp:compatibility various UNIX-like operating systems
backward compatible with MIPS I
gptkbp:data_bus_width 64 bits
gptkbp:debugging_support hardware debugging features
gptkbp:design_philosophy load/store architecture
gptkbp:design_purpose high performance and efficiency
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:MIPS_Computer_Systems
gptkbp:development late 1980s to early 1990s
gptkbp:development_tools available for software development
gptkbp:die_size approximately 250 mm²
gptkbp:economic_impact significant in the 1990s
gptkbp:end_of_life gptkb:1997
gptkbp:features superscalar architecture
gptkbp:form_factor single-chip solution
gptkbp:has_units integrated FPU
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced RISC design trends.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MIPS R6000
gptkbp:instruction_set MIPS instruction set
RISC
out-of-order execution
5-stage pipeline
gptkbp:legacy influenced later MIPS processors
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Silicon_Graphics,_Inc.
gptkbp:market_launch gptkb:1991
workstation market
gptkbp:market_segment embedded systems
gptkbp:memory_type up to 4 GB of RAM
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Silicon_Graphics_workstations
gptkbp:performance gptkb:SPEC_benchmarks
high performance for its time
gptkbp:power_consumption approximately 15 W
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:MIPS_R5000
gptkbp:provides_support_for various compilers available
gptkbp:ram virtual memory support
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1991
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MIPS_R4000
gptkb:MIPS_IV
gptkbp:support floating-point operations
gptkbp:technology CMOS
gptkbp:transistor_count over 1 million
gptkbp:used_in workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MIPS_R2000
gptkb:MIPS32
gptkb:MIPS_I
gptkb:MIPS_Processors
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6