Gekko (processor)

Gekko
IBM Gekko processor
General information
Launched2000
Discontinued2007
Designed byIBM and Nintendo
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate486 MHz 
Cache
L1 cache32/32 KB
L2 cache256 KB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationGameCube
Triforce Arcade Board
Technology node180 nm
MicroarchitecturePowerPC G3
Instruction setPowerPC ISA 1.10
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1
Products, models, variants
Variant
History
PredecessorNEC VR4300
SuccessorBroadway
180nm IBM Gekko CPU in the Gamecube shaved down to expose the silicon die

Gekko is a superscalar out-of-order 32-bit PowerPC microprocessor custom-made by IBM in 2000 for Nintendo to use as the CPU in their sixth generation game console, the GameCube, and later the Triforce Arcade Board.