Parts/CPUs/IBM PowerPC 604e
Why this part
A desktop-derived PowerPC core pressed into service across thousands of RS/6000 SP nodes, the generation-behind-the-workstation approach IBM used across the early ASCI machines; POWER3 would not arrive in an ASCI system until ASCI White two years later.
Systems using this part
- Systems
- 1
- Rmax underneath
- 2.14 TFlop/s
- Units recorded
- 5,808
1 of 1 edges disclose a quantity
| System | Role | Country | Units | System Rmax | Supplied by | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCI Blue-Pacific 1998-11 | CPU | USA | 5,808 | 2.14 TFlop/s | IBM | #2 → |
“Units recorded” sums only the edges where a public source states a quantity. It is a floor, not a total, and should never be read as installed base.