MIPS R8000

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:address_width 32-bit
gptkbp:application used in academic research
used in servers
used in workstations
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:MIPS_architecture
gptkbp:bus_connections MIPS system bus
gptkbp:cache_size up to 1 MB
multi-level cache
L1 and L2 cache
up to 2 MB L2 cache
gptkbp:clock_speed up to 400 MHz
up to 250 MHz
gptkbp:compatibility backward compatible with MIPS III
backward compatible with MIPS R6000
gptkbp:data_bus_width 64-bit
gptkbp:design_purpose high performance and efficiency
to compete with Intel and AMD processors
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:MIPS_Computer_Systems
gptkbp:development used in research and development
MIPS engineering team
developed for SGI workstations
gptkbp:development_tools available development tools
gptkbp:die_size approximately 20 mm²
gptkbp:economic_impact significant impact on computing
significant impact on the workstation market
gptkbp:end_of_life replaced by newer architectures
discontinued in the early 2000s
gptkbp:endian bi-endian
gptkbp:features out-of-order execution
superscalar architecture
gptkbp:has_units integrated FPU
gptkbp:has_website scientific computing
gptkbp:history developed in the 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MIPS R8000
gptkbp:instruction_set gptkb:MIPS_IV_ISA
gptkb:MIPS_IV
high throughput
superscalar
deep instruction pipeline
gptkbp:integration integrated memory controller
gptkbp:legacy influenced later MIPS designs
influenced future MIPS designs
legacy MIPS software support
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Silicon_Graphics
gptkb:Silicon_Graphics,_Inc.
gptkbp:market_launch gptkb:1996
launched in the mid-1990s
gptkbp:market_position high-performance market
gptkbp:market_segment high-end computing
high-end computing market
gptkbp:memory_type up to 4 GB
supports ECC memory
gptkbp:notable_features advanced pipelining
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Silicon_Graphics_workstations
used in scientific computing
used in simulation applications
used by NASA
used by various research institutions
used in graphics rendering applications
used in video processing applications
gptkbp:number_of_cores multi-core
single-core
gptkbp:operating_system supports multiple operating systems
supports various UNIX-like operating systems
gptkbp:packaging gptkb:PGA
gptkbp:performance high performance
high floating-point performance
SPECint benchmark
high performance for scientific applications
compared to Intel processors
gptkbp:power_consumption low power
variable power consumption
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:MIPS_R6000
gptkbp:ram supported
supports virtual memory
gptkbp:registration 32 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:released gptkb:1996
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1996
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MIPS_R10000
gptkb:MIPS_R12000
gptkbp:technology CMOS
CMOS technology
gptkbp:thermal_design_power varies by model
gptkbp:used_in high-performance computing
workstations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MIPS_R1000000
gptkb:MIPS_R60000
gptkb:MIPS_R9000000
gptkb:MIPS_VI
gptkb:MIPS_R10000
gptkb:SGI_Onyx
gptkb:MIPS_R700000
gptkb:MIPS_R70000
gptkb:MIPS_R900000
gptkb:MIPS_R70000000
gptkb:MIPS_R20000
gptkb:MIPS_R6000000
gptkb:MIPS_R7000000
gptkb:MIPS_R600000
gptkb:MIPS_R100000
gptkb:MIPS_R90000
gptkb:MIPS_R100000000
gptkb:MIPS_R500000000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7