The Microsoft Xbox 360 CPU story

A Single CPU, 3 cores, PowerPC VMX128 extentions , each core with its own 1MB L2cache, and a total CPU front side bus delivering > 21GB/Sec bandwidth..... not bad, is it ?

This Fall Processor Forum paper explores the customized IBM PowerPC® processor designed for the Microsoft® XBox 360®, designed and optimized for high-volume production, low cost, and quality -- with an array of testing and debug features to reduce system time-to-market. It boasts three 3.2GHz high-frequency PowerPC processor cores, and it's like no chip you've ever met before. Read why.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 CPU story - by Jeff Brown, Chief Engineer for the Xbox360 CPU Chip Development

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