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   |name=Core Management Engine
 
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   |desc=A [[PPE]] instance dedicated to power management functions, running at ¼ of the frequency of the L3 cache (1/8 of the core speed).  Once CME exists per [[SMT8]] slice (one shared instance per pair of [[SMT4]] cores).}}
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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).  Once CME exists per [[SMT8]] slice (one shared instance per pair of [[SMT4]] cores).}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 03:20, 22 February 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). Once CME exists per SMT8 slice (one shared instance per pair of SMT4 cores).

References