Hardware comparison
CPU comparison workbench
Compare up to five canonical CPUs side by side using normalized specification fields. Selection and card order are stored in the URL so this exact workbench can be copied and reopened.
1 · IBM
IBM Cell Broadband Engine (PS3)9C / 18TPS3 BGA / Blade module
Specifications
Technical comparison
| Specification | IBM Cell Broadband Engine (PS3) |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Launch date | 2006-11-11 |
| Market segment | desktop |
| Architecture | |
| Architecture | Cell BE (PPE + 8 SPE) |
| CPU process | IBM 90nm SOI |
| Compute | |
| Cores | 9 |
| Threads | 18 |
| Clocks | |
| Base clock | 3.20 GHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory support | XDR DRAM 256MB (PS3), DDR2 (blade) |
| Power | |
| Default TDP | 80 W |
| Platform | |
| Socket | PS3 BGA / Blade module |
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