API: Product Information - Alpha 21264

API: Product Information - Alpha 21264
 
 





  • Commercial Servers
    - A Scalable, High-Capacity, High-Bandwidth server to address business demands
    - Sustained Memory Bandwidth of over 1.6 GB/s
  • Web Servers
    - Power for Real Time Compression/Decompression of Content
    - Bandwidth for Video Conferencing and Video Server
  • Voice Computing Solution
    - Real-time Translator
    - 3D Human Interface and Visualizing Environment
  • The 21264 provides end users with a quantum leap in performance for:
    - Real-time Visual Computing
    - Instant Data Mining
    - Internet Commerce Implementations
    - Enhanced Medical Imaging
    - DVD Authoring/Playback
    - Speech Recognition
    - Video Editing
  • Alpha Motion-Video Instructions (MVI)
    - Optimizes Visual Computing (Video and 3D-Graphics)
    - Supports Real-time DVD Authoring (MPEG2 and AC-3)


    The 21264 is the third-generation 64-Bit Alpha Microprocessor. It includes the latest Alpha architecture extensions, such as Motion-Video Instructions and Byte/Word operations.

The 21264 completely controls its L2 cache and provides flexible bus timing to support a range of L2 cache memory devices such as:

  • 200MHz late-write SRAMs (3.2 GB/s)
  • 166MHz (333MHz data rate) dual-data clock-forwarded SRAMs (5+ GB/s)
  • L1 Cache: 2 64bit datapaths with 3 cycle load-to-use latency providing an 8+ GB/s Sustained Bandwidth
  • L2 Bcache: 128bit datapath with 12 cycle load-to-use latency providing a 3.2 GB/s Sustained Bandwidth
  • System Bus: 64bit datapath with 80 cycle load-to-use latency providing a 1.6 GB/s Sustained Bandwidth

 

Power Supply Vss=0.0V - 400MV, Vdd=2.1V min - 2.3V max
Operating Temperature Tj=100¼ C maximum (212¼ F)
Storage Temperature Range -55¼ C to + 125¼ C
(-67¼ F to 257¼ F)
Package 587-pin CPGA
Transistor Count 15.2 million
Process 0.35 micron CMOS six-layer metal
Die Size Approximately 3.14 cm2
Availability February 1999
Part Number 21264-500 CN
Speed Bin 500MHz
VCC  2.3V
Power  91W
L1 Cache  64K/64K
PKG 587CPGA



  • Linux for Alpha
  • Tru64 UNIX

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