380 Power Systems Enterprise Servers with PowerVM Virtualization and RAS
Central processing unit
The CPU has a central role in the performance of a computer system. The following CPU
architecture parameters are significant in defining the server performance:
The CPU clock frequency: A
CPU cycle is the interval of time that is needed to perform
one operation. Modern CPUs can perform multiple operations during one CPU cycle. A
CPU cycle is not equal to a CPU instruction, which often requires multiple CPU cycles to
complete.
CPU instruction-set architecture: A
CPU instruction is a machine or assembly language
instruction that specifies the operation that is given to a CPU. Examples for CPU
instructions are load, add, and store. IBM Power Systems ...