These two identifiers are frequently used when compiling
source code to identify the target architecture. 64-bit Power and PowerPC processors are the following: •
PowerPC 620 •
RS64 –
Apache,
RS64-II Northstar,
RS64-III Pulsar/IStar, and
RS64-IV SStar •
POWER3 and
POWER3-II •
POWER4 and
POWER4+ •
PowerPC 970,
970FX,
970MP and
970GX •
POWER5 and
POWER5+ •
PPE in
Cell BE,
PowerXCell 8i and
Xenon. •
PWRficient •
POWER6 and
POWER6+ •
POWER7 and
POWER7+ •
A2,
A2I (used in the
Blue Gene/Q) and
A2O •
PowerPC e5500 core based •
PowerPC e6500 core based •
POWER8 –
P8-6c Murano,
P8-12c Turismo and Venice,
P8E (with NVLink) and
CP1 •
POWER9 –
P9C Cumulus,
P9N Nimbus and
P9 AIO Axone •
Power10 •
Microwatt,
open source soft core •
Chiselwatt,
open source soft core Defunct 64-bit PowerPC processors are the
Motorola G5 and
PowerPC e700. == References ==