IBM confirms PowerPC 750GX 'Gobi' spec

[Eric_Z]

"IBM has come clean and detailed the attributes of its latest 32-bit G3-class PowerPC processor, the 750GX. The new chip is the successor to the 750FX, aka 'Sahara', that powers Apple's consumer-oriented iBook notebook."

Read more at the Register ...

[takemehomegrandma]

733MHz to 1.1GHz, 1MB of (improved?) L2 cache, 200 MHz FSB, 0.13 micron, less than 8W at 1GHz. Not bad! :-)

[Dikkelul]

8W @ 1GHz
Nice laptop processor (hint hint....) :-)

[takemehomegrandma]

8W @ 1GHz
Nice laptop processor (hint hint....)

Indeed, and Apple will probably use them as such as the article suggested.

The MPC 7447 (The Pegasos G4) is not bad either, quite cool with its 10W @ 1GHz. That too is 0.13 micron, it has smaller L2 cache (nevertheless twice as big as most of the other G4's), and it has Altivitec.

But most important of all: We don't need to wait for Q1-Q2 2004 for its arrival in end user products! :-)

[DanDude]

More power.....Amiga needs more power!!
 :-)

[MarkTime]

I agree, apple will use them, and do so at a price point that is relatively competitive, certainly more competitive than a niche market player could price them.

So all we need is the os ported....

[zee4]

MarkTime.

I agree completely, while the 970 might be the "Pentium-killer" type, we really need more low-cost, decent-performance PPCs.

Z

[MiniBobF]

@takemehomegrandma

Your figures are not correct. 7447@1GHz is 15.8W

only 5.8W more... but that's more than 50%, so significant even if I am splitting hairs!

Neil Thomas, AKA MiniBobF

[takemehomegrandma]

I kind of quoted Motorolas own information from here:
http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC7447&nodeId=03C1TR046708718653

"Building on Motorola's continued innovation and performance leadership in the high-performance host processor market, the MPC7447 achieves two major milestones in the embedded world: It delivers 1.3 GHz of performance--making it Motorola's fastest PowerPC™ processor available for embedded applications. It also dissipates less than 10W while running at 1GHz--a critical threshold for many power-sensitive embedded designs. "

[MiniBobF]

If you go onto read the manual it contradicts what the website says. Strange but true.

Judging by the activities at work, I'd suggest the 15 Watt figure is more representative of the current models. Perhaps the 10W is with reference to the lower power version, which to date, hasn't materialised.

Neil Thomas, AKA MiniBobF

[takemehomegrandma]

Perhaps the 10W is with reference to the lower power version

That's what I would guess ...

[MiniBobF]

That's what I would guess ...

It's still a mythological beast. I'm sure it'll come in time though. For now, it's 1.3V core only

Neil Thomas, AKA MiniBobF