1CPU to ISA Version Mapping
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3
4Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.
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7CPU       Architecture version
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9Power9    Power ISA v3.0B
10Power8    Power ISA v2.07
11Power7    Power ISA v2.06
12Power6    Power ISA v2.05
13PA6T      Power ISA v2.04
14Cell PPU  - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions
15          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
16Power5++  Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)
17Power5+   Power ISA v2.03
18Power5    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.02
19          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.02
20          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.02
21PPC970    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
22          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
23          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
24          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
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26
27
28Key Features
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32CPU        VMX (aka. Altivec)
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34Power9     Yes
35Power8     Yes
36Power7     Yes
37Power6     Yes
38PA6T       Yes
39Cell PPU   Yes
40Power5++   No
41Power5+    No
42Power5     No
43PPC970     Yes
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47CPU        VSX
48========== ====
49Power9     Yes
50Power8     Yes
51Power7     Yes
52Power6     No
53PA6T       No
54Cell PPU   No
55Power5++   No
56Power5+    No
57Power5     No
58PPC970     No
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62CPU        Transactional Memory
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64Power9     Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
65Power8     Yes
66Power7     No
67Power6     No
68PA6T       No
69Cell PPU   No
70Power5++   No
71Power5+    No
72Power5     No
73PPC970     No
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