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3CPU to ISA Version Mapping
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6Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.
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9CPU       Architecture version
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11Power9    Power ISA v3.0B
12Power8    Power ISA v2.07
13Power7    Power ISA v2.06
14Power6    Power ISA v2.05
15PA6T      Power ISA v2.04
16Cell PPU  - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions
17          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
18Power5++  Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)
19Power5+   Power ISA v2.03
20Power5    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.02
21          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.02
22          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.02
23PPC970    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
24          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
25          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
26          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
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28
29
30Key Features
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33========== ==================
34CPU        VMX (aka. Altivec)
35========== ==================
36Power9     Yes
37Power8     Yes
38Power7     Yes
39Power6     Yes
40PA6T       Yes
41Cell PPU   Yes
42Power5++   No
43Power5+    No
44Power5     No
45PPC970     Yes
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48========== ====
49CPU        VSX
50========== ====
51Power9     Yes
52Power8     Yes
53Power7     Yes
54Power6     No
55PA6T       No
56Cell PPU   No
57Power5++   No
58Power5+    No
59Power5     No
60PPC970     No
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64CPU        Transactional Memory
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66Power9     Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
67Power8     Yes
68Power7     No
69Power6     No
70PA6T       No
71Cell PPU   No
72Power5++   No
73Power5+    No
74Power5     No
75PPC970     No
76========== ====================
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