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   |desc=[[File:P9_ppe_instances.png|200px|thumb|right|CMEs on [[POWER9]]]] A [[PPE]] instance dedicated to power management functions, running at ¼ of the frequency of the L3 cache (1/8 of the core speed).  One CME exists per [[SMT8]] slice (one shared instance per pair of [[SMT4]] cores).}}
  
 
==References==
 
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* [https://github.com/open-power/hcode/tree/master/import/chips/p9/procedures/ppe_closed/cme CME firmware source code]
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 29 May 2018

Core Management Engine (CME):

CMEs on POWER9

A PPE instance dedicated to power management functions, running at ¼ of the frequency of the L3 cache (1/8 of the core speed). One CME exists per SMT8 slice (one shared instance per pair of SMT4 cores).

References