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2CPU to ISA Version Mapping
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4
5Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.
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8CPU       Architecture version
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10Power9    Power ISA v3.0B
11Power8    Power ISA v2.07
12Power7    Power ISA v2.06
13Power6    Power ISA v2.05
14PA6T      Power ISA v2.04
15Cell PPU  - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions
16          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
17Power5++  Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)
18Power5+   Power ISA v2.03
19Power5    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.02
20          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.02
21          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.02
22PPC970    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
23          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
24          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
25          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
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28
29Key Features
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33CPU        VMX (aka. Altivec)
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35Power9     Yes
36Power8     Yes
37Power7     Yes
38Power6     Yes
39PA6T       Yes
40Cell PPU   Yes
41Power5++   No
42Power5+    No
43Power5     No
44PPC970     Yes
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48CPU        VSX
49========== ====
50Power9     Yes
51Power8     Yes
52Power7     Yes
53Power6     No
54PA6T       No
55Cell PPU   No
56Power5++   No
57Power5+    No
58Power5     No
59PPC970     No
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63CPU        Transactional Memory
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65Power9     Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
66Power8     Yes
67Power7     No
68Power6     No
69PA6T       No
70Cell PPU   No
71Power5++   No
72Power5+    No
73Power5     No
74PPC970     No
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