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 POWER8 (12-core)12C / 96TSCM (single-chip module)
Specifications
Technical comparison
| Specification | IBM POWER8 (12-core) |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Launch date | 2014-04-28 |
| Market segment | server |
| Architecture | |
| Architecture | POWER8 |
| CPU process | IBM 22nm SOI eDRAM |
| Compute | |
| Cores | 12 |
| Threads | 96 |
| Clocks | |
| Base clock | 3.0 GHz |
| Maximum boost clock | 4.15 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L3 cache | 96 MB |
| Memory | |
| Memory support | DDR3, DDR4 Centaur octa-channel ECC |
| Power | |
| Default TDP | 250 W |
| Platform | |
| Socket | SCM (single-chip module) |
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