Originally posted by: Jigga
No, I'm not an EE, I'm a future MBAOriginally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
You're not an EE are you?All the things you stated are a lot easier said than done (and some are not handled by the CPU, for that matter).
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Eug
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Cell Fact Sheet:
CELL...bringing supercomputer power to everyday life with latest technology optimized for compute-intensive and broadband rich media applications
SUMMARY:
? Cell is a breakthrough architectural design -- featuring 8 Synergistic Processing Units (SPU) with Power-based core, with top clock speeds exceeding 4 GHz (as measured during initial laboratory testing).
? Cell is OS neutral - supporting multiple operating systems simultaneously
? Cell is a multicore chip comprising 8 SPUs and a 64-bit Power processor core capable of massive floating point processing
? Special circuit techniques, rules for modularity and reuse, customized clocking
structures, and unique power and thermal management concepts were
applied to optimize the design
CELL is a Multi-Core Architecture
? Contains 8 SPUs each containing a 128 entry 128-bit register file and 256KB Local Store
? Contains 64-bit Power ArchitectureTM with VMX that is a dual thread SMT design ? views system memory as a 10-way coherent threaded machine
? 2.5MB of on Chip memory (512KB L2 and 8 * 256KB)
? 234 million transistors
? Prototype die size of 221mm2
? Fabricated with 90nanometer (nm) SOI process technology
? Cell is a modular architecture and floating point calculation capabilities can be adjusted by increasing or reducing the number of SPUs
CELL is a Broadband Architecture
? Compatible with 64b Power Architecture?
? SPU is a RISC architecture with SIMD organization and Local Store
? 128+ concurrent transactions to memory per processor
? High speed internal element interconnect bus performing at 96B/cycle
CELL is a Real-Time Architecture
? Resource allocation (for Bandwidth Management)
? Locking caches (via Replacement Management Tables)
? Virtualization support with real time response characteristics across multiple operating systems running simultaneously
CELL is Security Enabled Architecture
? SPUs dynamically configurable as secure processors for flexible security programming
CELL is a Confluence of New Technologies
? Virtualization techniques to support conventional and real time applications
? Autonomic power management features
? Resource management for real time human interaction
? Smart memory flow controllers (DMA) to sustain bandwidth
[Eug note: VMX is IBM's name for AltiVec]
CELL...bringing supercomputer power to everyday life with latest technology optimized for compute-intensive and broadband rich media applications
SUMMARY:
? Cell is a breakthrough architectural design -- featuring 8 Synergistic Processing Units (SPU) with Power-based core, with top clock speeds exceeding 4 GHz (as measured during initial laboratory testing).
? Cell is OS neutral - supporting multiple operating systems simultaneously
? Cell is a multicore chip comprising 8 SPUs and a 64-bit Power processor core capable of massive floating point processing
? Special circuit techniques, rules for modularity and reuse, customized clocking
structures, and unique power and thermal management concepts were
applied to optimize the design
CELL is a Multi-Core Architecture
? Contains 8 SPUs each containing a 128 entry 128-bit register file and 256KB Local Store
? Contains 64-bit Power ArchitectureTM with VMX that is a dual thread SMT design ? views system memory as a 10-way coherent threaded machine
? 2.5MB of on Chip memory (512KB L2 and 8 * 256KB)
? 234 million transistors
? Prototype die size of 221mm2
? Fabricated with 90nanometer (nm) SOI process technology
? Cell is a modular architecture and floating point calculation capabilities can be adjusted by increasing or reducing the number of SPUs
CELL is a Broadband Architecture
? Compatible with 64b Power Architecture?
? SPU is a RISC architecture with SIMD organization and Local Store
? 128+ concurrent transactions to memory per processor
? High speed internal element interconnect bus performing at 96B/cycle
CELL is a Real-Time Architecture
? Resource allocation (for Bandwidth Management)
? Locking caches (via Replacement Management Tables)
? Virtualization support with real time response characteristics across multiple operating systems running simultaneously
CELL is Security Enabled Architecture
? SPUs dynamically configurable as secure processors for flexible security programming
CELL is a Confluence of New Technologies
? Virtualization techniques to support conventional and real time applications
? Autonomic power management features
? Resource management for real time human interaction
? Smart memory flow controllers (DMA) to sustain bandwidth
[Eug note: VMX is IBM's name for AltiVec]
Link?
The ISSCC slides are here. It seems like the specs are:
1) A single 64-bit PowerPC core, with VMX SIMD and simultaneous multi-threading
2) 8 Synergistic Processor Elements
3) FlexIO bus interface controller
4) Integrated dual XDR memory controller
5) Elemental Interconnect Bus that connects all of the above
1) A single 64-bit PowerPC core, with VMX SIMD and simultaneous multi-threading
2) 8 Synergistic Processor Elements
3) FlexIO bus interface controller
4) Integrated dual XDR memory controller
5) Elemental Interconnect Bus that connects all of the above
hey looks great.
sony is great at hyping anything.
i'll be impressed when i see what a developer says about their chipset and video of in game footage.
remember the "emotion engine" hype for the ps2?
or ooo... the "64-bit" Jaguar?
all were soo overhyped and i can't believe people are falling for it all over again (at least wait for something tangible)
sony is great at hyping anything.
i'll be impressed when i see what a developer says about their chipset and video of in game footage.
remember the "emotion engine" hype for the ps2?
or ooo... the "64-bit" Jaguar?
all were soo overhyped and i can't believe people are falling for it all over again (at least wait for something tangible)
Well, it does, but the entire chip is about the same size as the 0.18 um P4 2.0 GHz Williamette.
Overhyped? Yes. Good performer? Yes, also.
I expect it to perform very well, even if it isn't anywhere near the crazy hyped up claims.
exactly which I doubt the full capacity of this will be in the ps3 or whatever they want to call it. Unless people want to pay through the roof for this. they are looking to get a return on it and systems often sell for at a lost. they will simply tag "cell" on the box. hype the 4ghz "cell" put tons of focus on Cell but come product time give people a lesser version of Cell.
Plus who seriously believes sony vision of essentially distributed computing with the ps3 is even feasible? Unless they've changed their hype machine, that's the last I've heard.
Koing
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Sounds very good.
Now I want my GT5 and Tekken in HDTV
Just hope they can get some decent development and support for the programmers EARLY instead of a year later...
Yes it will be COSTLY BUT they are sharing the costs between themselves and they can use it for SOMETHING else besides gaming. The console will not make any money for Sony, IBM or Toshiba for a while. BUT the games will make Sony money in roytalties. This has been the way for every console. But being able to make the chip do other stuff will help recouperate the costs faster.
Koing
Now I want my GT5 and Tekken in HDTV
Just hope they can get some decent development and support for the programmers EARLY instead of a year later...
Yes it will be COSTLY BUT they are sharing the costs between themselves and they can use it for SOMETHING else besides gaming. The console will not make any money for Sony, IBM or Toshiba for a while. BUT the games will make Sony money in roytalties. This has been the way for every console. But being able to make the chip do other stuff will help recouperate the costs faster.
Koing
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