PolyAlpha 600

PolyAlpha 600 Specifications

Model	500/333A	550/500C	600/533A	600E	600S	600LX	600UX

Family / Variant	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?	PolyAlpha 600 / ?

Introduced	?	October, 1996	?	August, 1997	August, 1997	?	?
Base Price	?	9,950 USD	?	9,950 USD	13,500 USD	4,995 USD	5,995 USD

Enclosure	?	Tower	?	Tower	Tower	Tower	Pedestal

CPU Features
CPU / Clock Speed	21164? (?) / 333 MHz	21164? (?) / 500 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 533 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 600 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 600 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 600 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 533, 600, or 633 MHz
Number of CPUs	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Cache Size on Chip	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache
Secondary Cache	96K	96K	96K	96K	96K	96K	96K
B-cache	2 MB	1 MB	2 MB	2 MB	2 MB	2 MB	2 or 4 MB

In-cabinet Upgrades	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU?, memory, I/O	CPU?, memory, I/O	CPU?, memory, I/O	CPU?, memory, I/O

Performance
tpmC @ $/tpmC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SPECint95	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
SPECfp95	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Memory / Storage
Memory	?	128 MB to 1 GB	128 MB to ?	128 MB to 1 GB	256 MB to 1 GB	64 MB to 1 GB	64 MB to 1.5 GB

Internal Disk Bays	?	?	?	?	?	1	4
Internal Disk Storage	?	4.3 GB to ?	?	7 GB to ?	9 GB to ?	4 GB to ?	4 GB to ?
Total Disk Storage	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Removable Media Bays	?	5	?	?	?	8	10
Removable Media	?	1.44 MB floppy disk?, CD-ROM	?	1.44 MB floppy disk?, CD-ROM	1.44 MB floppy disk?, CD-ROM	1.44 MB floppy disk, CD-ROM	?

I/O
Standard I/O	2 serial ports, 1 bi-directional enhanced parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, VGA^[1,2] or 2D/3D graphics^[1,3], Ultra Wide SCSI^[1,4], 2 EIDE headers, 10/100 Mb Ethernet^[5,6]

I/O Slots	?: ?	?: ?	?: ?	6: 2 PCI64 2 PCI32 2 ISA	6: 2 PCI64 2 PCI32 2 ISA	6: 2 PCI64 2 PCI32 2 ISA	7: 5 PCI32 1 PCI64 1 ISA
Max. I/O Throughput	?	?	?	PCI: ? ISA: 8 MB/s	PCI: ? ISA: 8 MB/s	PCI: ? ISA: 8 MB/s	PCI: ? ISA: 8 MB/s

Options
Audio & Video	2D/3D graphics, sound^[7]

Networking	Internal? modem^[7]

Storage	Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra2 Wide SCSI^[7], RAID^[7]

Availability Features	RAID^[7], ECC memory

Operating Systems / Clustering
OS Support	Windows NT	Digital OSF/1, Linux, OpenVMS, Windows NT	Windows NT	Windows NT	Windows NT	Digital OSF/1, Linux, OpenVMS, Windows NT	Linux, Windows NT

TruCluster	?
OpenVMS Cluster	?
MSCS	?

Hardware Partitioning	No

Environment
Acoustics (LWAd / LpAm)
Idle	?
Operating	?

Altitude
Operating	?
Non-operating	?

Shock (operating)	?
Vibration (operating)	?

Temperature	? °C (? °F)
Relative Humidity	? (non-condensing)

Power Requirements
Nominal Voltage	?	?	?	?	?	110 V / 220 V	110 V / 220 V
Frequency Range	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Max. Nominal Current	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Power Source	?	?	Single phase	Single phase	Single phase	Single phase	Single phase
Power Supply	?	?	300 W	300 W	400 W	300 W	300 W
Power Usage^[8]	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Physical Characteristics
Height	?	?	?	?	?	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46.7 cm (18.4 in)
Width	?	?	?	?	?	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	37.6 cm (14.8 in)
Depth	?	?	?	?	?	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)
Weight	?	?	?	?	?	29.5 kg (65.0 lb)	29.5 kg (65.0 in)

Warranty
	?	?	?	?	?	5 year (labour), 3 year (limited parts)	5 year (labour), 3 year (limited parts)

^[1] Occupies one PCI slot. ^[2] Models 550/500C and 600E. ^[3] Model 600S. ^[4] Models 550/500C, 600S, and 600UX. ^[5] Models 550/500C, 600E, 600S, and 600UX. ^[6] Occupies one PCI slot on Model 550/500C; unknown whether on-board on Models 600E, 600S, and 600UX. ^[7] Model 600LX; unknown whether supported on other models. ^[8] "Packaged System" configuration (see SOC); halt in firmware.