IA-32 implementation
Centaur WinChip 2




General Details Name WinChip2
WinChip2A, WinChip2B
WinChip3
Codename C6+, W2
W2A, W2B
W3
Family/Generation 80586, 5th Generation, MMX
Vendor Centaur
Manufacturer IDT
First Introduction May 19, 1998 (samples)
Sep ???, 1998 (WinChip2 200, 225 and 240 MHz)
Mar ???, 1999 (WinChip2A PR200, PR233, PR266)
Physical Details Package Type 296 Pin PGA
296 Pin PPGA (WinChip2B)
Package Size 4.95 cm x 4.95 cm (PGA)
4.95 cm x 4.95 cm (PPGA)
Socket or Slot Socket 7
Transistors 5,900,000 (includes 2x 32 KB L1 Cache)
??? (includes 2x 64 KB L1 Cache, WinChip3)
Process Technology 5M, 0.35 µm, CMOS
5M, 0.25 µm, CMOS
Die Size 95 mm² (0.35 µm)
58 mm² (0.25 µm)
75 mm² (0.25 µm, WinChip3)
Electrical Details Split Voltage WinChip2, WinChip2A: No
WinChip2B, WinChip3: Yes (determined via Motherboard)
Core Voltage 3.3 V (STD)
3.52 V (VRE)
2.8 V (WinChip2B, WinChip3)
I/O Voltage 3.3 V (STD)
3.52 V (VRE)
3.3 V (WinChip2B, WinChip3)
Typical Power 200 MHz: ~ 6 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
200 MHz: ~ 8 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
225 MHz: ~ 7 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
225 MHz: ~ 9 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
240 MHz: ~ 7 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
240 MHz: ~ 9 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
200/66 MHz: ~ 6 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
200/66 MHz: ~ 8 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
233/66 MHz: ~ 7 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
233/66 MHz: ~ 9 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
233/100 MHz: ~ 7 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
233/100 MHz: ~ 9 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
250/100 MHz: ~ 8 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
250/100 MHz: ~ 11 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
Maximum Power 200 MHz: 8.8 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
200 MHz: 12.0 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
225 MHz: 10.0 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
225 MHz: 13.0 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
240 MHz: 10.5 W (WinChip2 @ 3.3 V)
240 MHz: 14.0 W (WinChip2 @ 3.52 V)
200/66 MHz: 8.8 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
200/66 MHz: 12.0 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
233/66 MHz: 10.0 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
233/66 MHz: 13.0 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
233/100 MHz: 10.5 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
233/100 MHz: 14.0 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
250/100 MHz: 11.8 W (WinChip2A @ 3.3 V)
250/100 MHz: 16.0 W (WinChip2A @ 3.52 V)
Cooling Required
Clock Frequencies CPU Core Speed 200, 225, 240 MHz (WinChip2)
PR200: 200/66 MHz (WinChip2A)
PR233: 233/66 MHz (WinChip2A)
PR300: 250/100 MHz (WinChip2A)
PR200: 200/66 MHz (WinChip2B)
PR233: 200/66 MHz (WinChip3)
L1 Cache Speed 1.0x Core Speed
L2 Cache Speed 1.0x External Bus Speed
External Bus Speed 60, 66, or 75 MHz (WinChip2)
66 or 100 MHz (WinChip2A)
66 MHz (WinChip2B)
66 MHz (WinChip3)
Core/Bus Ratio 3.0x, 4.0x (WinChip2)
2.33x, 3.0x, 3.5x (WinChip2A)
3.00x (WinChip2B)
3.00x (WinChip3)
Miscellaneous usual Motherboard Single Processor Socket 7
usual Chipset Intel 82430FX, 82430HX, 82430VX, 82430TX, or non-Intel
Pictures 0.35 µm Die (143 KB JPG)
0.25 µm Die (160 KB JPG)
CPUID=0585h Top (65 KB JPG) and Bottom (120 KB JPG)
CPUID=0587h Top (58 KB JPG) and Bottom (98 KB JPG)
CPUID=058Ah Top (117 KB JPG) and Bottom (93 KB JPG)
CPUID=0595h Top (74 KB JPG) and Bottom (93 KB JPG)
Processor Core Generic Details CISC, In-order Execution
Specific Details Single Pipeline Design
Registers 32 Bit Integer, 80 Bit FP, 64 Bit MM
Pipeline Depth 4 Stages
Instruction Decoder 1x IA-32/Cycle, up to 2x MMX or 3DNow!/Cycle, up to 4 µOPs/Cycle
Execution Units Integer, Pipelined FPU,
Pipelined Multiply-Add MMX, Non-pipelined Shift-Pack MMX,
Pipelined Dual-Add 3DNow!, Pipelined Dual-Multiply 3DNow!
Execution Speed 1x IA-32/Cycle, up to 2x MMX or 3DNow!/Cycle
Processor Buses Address Bus Width 32 Bit
Data Bus Width 64 Bit
Physical Memory 2^32 Bit = 4 GB
Virtual Memory 2^32 Bit = 4 GB
Logical Memory (8,190 + 8,192) x 4 GB = 65,528 GB (~64 TB)
Multiprocessing N/A
Power Management HLT, STPCLK, SMI/SMM
Processor Caches Level 0 N/A
Level 1 Code 32 KB, 2-Way, 32 Byte/Line, LRU
Code (WinChip3) 64 KB, 2-Way, 32 Byte/Line, LRU
Data 32 KB, 4-Way, 32 Byte/Line, 3 Bit pseudo-LRU
Data (WinChip3) 64 KB, 4-Way, 32 Byte/Line, ???
Level 2 Unified External, depends on Motherboard
Processor Buffers Read Buffer 16 Byte
Write Buffer 4x 8 Byte
Prefetch Queue 3 Entry Translation-to-Execution Stage Queue
Branch Prediction Static Yes
Dynamic 4,096 Entries, 1-Level
RSB 8 Entries
TLB Code 128 Entries, 8-Way, 7 Bit pseudo-LRU
Data 128 Entries, 8-Way, 7 Bit pseudo-LRU
PDC (PDEs) 8 Entries, ???, LRU
Instruction Set Regular IA-32
Floating Point Integrated
Multi Media MMX, 3DNow!
Processor Modes Real, Protected, Virtual, Paging, SMM



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