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1==========================2CPU to ISA Version Mapping3==========================4 5Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.6 7Note Power4 and Power4+ are not supported.8 9========= ====================================================================10CPU Architecture version11========= ====================================================================12Power10 Power ISA v3.113Power9 Power ISA v3.0B14Power8 Power ISA v2.0715e6500 Power ISA v2.06 with some exceptions16e5500 Power ISA v2.06 with some exceptions, no Altivec17Power7 Power ISA v2.0618Power6 Power ISA v2.0519PA6T Power ISA v2.0420Cell PPU - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions21 - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.0322Power5++ Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)23Power5+ Power ISA v2.0324Power5 - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.0225 - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.0226 - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.0227PPC970 - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.0128 - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.0129 - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.0130 - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.0331Power4+ - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.0132 - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.0133 - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.0134Power4 - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.0035 - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.0036 - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.0037========= ====================================================================38 39 40Key Features41------------42 43========== ==================44CPU VMX (aka. Altivec)45========== ==================46Power10 Yes47Power9 Yes48Power8 Yes49e6500 Yes50e5500 No51Power7 Yes52Power6 Yes53PA6T Yes54Cell PPU Yes55Power5++ No56Power5+ No57Power5 No58PPC970 Yes59Power4+ No60Power4 No61========== ==================62 63========== ====64CPU VSX65========== ====66Power10 Yes67Power9 Yes68Power8 Yes69e6500 No70e5500 No71Power7 Yes72Power6 No73PA6T No74Cell PPU No75Power5++ No76Power5+ No77Power5 No78PPC970 No79Power4+ No80Power4 No81========== ====82 83========== ====================================84CPU Transactional Memory85========== ====================================86Power10 No (* see Power ISA v3.1, "Appendix A. Notes on the Removal of Transactional Memory from the Architecture")87Power9 Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)88Power8 Yes89e6500 No90e5500 No91Power7 No92Power6 No93PA6T No94Cell PPU No95Power5++ No96Power5+ No97Power5 No98PPC970 No99Power4+ No100Power4 No101========== ====================================102