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Apple PowerPC G5 User Manual

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Contents

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Introduction

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The World’s First 64-Bit Desktop Processor
An Exponential Leap in Computing Power
Memory Addressing up to 18 Exabytes
High-Precision Calculations in a Single Clock Cycle
Clock Speeds up to 2GHz
Industry-Leading 1GHz Frontside Bus
Full Support for Symmetric Multiprocessing
Native Compatibility with 32-Bit Application Code

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Next-Generation PowerPC Architecture
Ultrafast Access to Data and Instructions
Highly Parallel Execution Core
Aggressive Queuing and Register Renaming
Optimized 128-Bit Velocity Engine
Two Double-Precision Floating-Point Units
Two Integer Units
Two Load/Store Units
Condition Register
Three-Component Branch Prediction Logic
State-of-the-Art Process Technology from IBM

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Industry-Leading Performance
SPEC CPU2000

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Technical Specifications

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