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CPU to ISA Version Mapping
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Mapping of some CPU versions to relevant ISA versions.

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CPU       Architecture version
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Power10   Power ISA v3.1
Power9    Power ISA v3.0B
Power8    Power ISA v2.07
Power7    Power ISA v2.06
Power6    Power ISA v2.05
PA6T      Power ISA v2.04
Cell PPU  - Power ISA v2.02 with some minor exceptions
          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
Power5++  Power ISA v2.04 (no VMX)
Power5+   Power ISA v2.03
Power5    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.02
          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.02
          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.02
PPC970    - PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture Book I v2.01
          - PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture Book II v2.01
          - PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture Book III v2.01
          - Plus Altivec/VMX ~= 2.03
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Key Features
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CPU        VMX (aka. Altivec)
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Power10    Yes
Power9     Yes
Power8     Yes
Power7     Yes
Power6     Yes
PA6T       Yes
Cell PPU   Yes
Power5++   No
Power5+    No
Power5     No
PPC970     Yes
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CPU        VSX
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Power10    Yes
Power9     Yes
Power8     Yes
Power7     Yes
Power6     No
PA6T       No
Cell PPU   No
Power5++   No
Power5+    No
Power5     No
PPC970     No
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CPU        Transactional Memory
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Power10    No  (* see Power ISA v3.1, "Appendix A. Notes on the Removal of Transactional Memory from the Architecture")
Power9     Yes (* see transactional_memory.txt)
Power8     Yes
Power7     No
Power6     No
PA6T       No
Cell PPU   No
Power5++   No
Power5+    No
Power5     No
PPC970     No
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