PowerPC: SPEC ratings for 601 and 601+ Chips

This article contains the SPEC ratings for the PowerPC 601 and 601+ chips used in Power Macintosh computers. MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second) ratings are not provided for PowerPC chips.

Note: This information comes from Motorola and IBM. For additional information, contact Motorola or IBM's PowerPC web sites at:

Motorola: http://www.mot.com/SPS/PowerPC/
IBM: http://www.chips.ibm.com/products/ppc/index.html

For additional information about SPEC ratings, contact http://www.specbench.org/
PowerPC Chip
601
601+
Technology0.6 micron CMOS0.5 micron CMOS process
Die Size10.95mm x 10.95mm8.6mm x 8.6mm (74mm^2)
Transistors2.8 mil - 1 mil for logic2.8 mil - 1 mil for logic
Cache32K Unified32K Unified
Temp. Range0 to 85 degrees C0 to 85 degrees C
Performance60+ SPECint92 @ 66MHz
80+ SPECfp92 @ 66MHz
85 SPECint92 @ 80MHz
105 SPECfp92 @ 80MHz		105 SPECint92 @ 100MHz (est.)
125 SPECfp92 @ 100MHz (est.)
Signal I/Os184184
Power Supply3.6V ▒5%5.0V▒5% & 2.5V▒.2V or
3.3V▒5% & 2.5V▒.2V
Power Dissipation5.6W @ 50MHz
7.0W @ 66MHz
8.0W @ 80MHz		4W @ 100MHz
PackagingCeramic quad flat pack (304 pins)Ceramic quad flat pack (304 pins)


Published Date: Feb 19, 2012