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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:GEKKO.jpg) IBM Gekko processor | |
| General information | |
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| Launched | 2000 |
| Discontinued | 2007 |
| Designed by | IBM and Nintendo |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 486 MHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 32/32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | GameCube Triforce Arcade Board |
| Technology node | 180 nm |
| Microarchitecture | PowerPC G3 |
| Instruction set | PowerPC ISA 1.10 |
| Physical specifications | |
| Cores |
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| Products, models, variants | |
| Variant | |
| History | |
| Predecessor | NEC VR4300 |
| Successor | Broadway |
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| POWER, PowerPC, and Power ISA architectures |
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| NXP (formerly Freescale and Motorola) |
| IBM |
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| IBM/Nintendo |
| Other |
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| Cancelled in gray, historic in italic |
Gekko is a superscalar out-of-order 32-bit PowerPC microprocessor custom-made by IBM in 2000 for Nintendo to use as the CPU in their sixth generation game console, the GameCube, and later the Triforce Arcade Board.