Puma (microarchitecture)

Puma - Family 16h (2nd-gen)
General Info
Launched	mid-2014
Discontinued	mid-2015
Common manufacturer(s)	AMD;
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	1.35 GHz to 2.5 GHz
Cache
L1 cache	64 KB per core
L2 cache	1 MB to 2 MB shared
Architecture and classification
Min. feature size	28 nm
Instruction set	AMD64 (x86-64)
Physical specifications
Cores	2–4;
GPU(s)	Radeon Rx: 128 cores, 300–800 Mhz
Socket(s)	Socket AM1; Socket FT3b (BGA-769);
Products, models, variants
Core name(s)	Beema; Mullins;
Brand name(s)	AMD APU;
History
Predecessor	Jaguar - Family 16h

The Puma Family 16h is a low-power microarchitecture by AMD for its APUs. It succeeds the Jaguar as a second-generation version, targets the same market, and belongs to the same AMD architecture Family 16h. The Beema line of processors are aimed at low-power notebooks, and Mullins are targeting the tablet sector.

Design

The Puma cores use the same microarchitecture as Jaguar, and inherits the design:

Out-of-order execution and Speculative execution, up to 4 CPU cores
Two-way integer execution
Two-way 128-bit wide floating-point and packed integer execution
Integer hardware divider
Puma does not feature clustered multi-thread (CMT), meaning that there are no "modules"
Puma does not feature Heterogeneous System Architecture or zero-copy^[2]
32 KiB instruction + 32 KiB data L1 cache per core
1–2 MiB unified L2 cache shared by two or four cores
Integrated single channel memory controller supporting 64bit DDR3L
3.1 mm² area per core

Instruction set support

Like Jaguar, the Puma core has support for the following instruction sets and instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, F16C, CLMUL, AES, BMI1, MOVBE (Move Big-Endian instruction), XSAVE/XSAVEOPT, ABM (POPCNT/LZCNT), and AMD-V.^[1]

Improvements over Jaguar

19% CPU core leakage reduction at 1.2V^[3]
38% GPU leakage reduction
500 mW reduction in memory controller power
200 mW reduction in display interface power
Chassis temperature aware turbo boost^[4]
Selective boosting according to application needs (intelligent boost)
Support for ARM TrustZone via integrated Cortex-A5 processor
Support for DDR3L-1866 memory^[5]

Puma+

AMD released a revision of Puma microarchitecture, Puma+, updating the video decoder from UVD 4.2 to 6.0 and the video encoder from VCE 2.0 to VCE 3.1.

Features

APU features table

Processors

Desktop/Mobile (Beema)

Family	Model	Socket	CPU				GPU			TDP (W)	DDR3L Memory Speed
Family	Model	Socket	Cores	Freq. (GHz)	Max. Turbo (GHz)	L2 Cache (MB)	Model	Config.	Max. Freq. (MHz)	TDP (W)	DDR3L Memory Speed
A8	6410	Socket FT3b	4	2.0	2.4	2	Radeon R5	128:?:?	800	15	1866
A6	6310			1.8	2.4		Radeon R4		800	15	1866
A4	6250J			2.0	N/A		Radeon R3		600	25	1600
A4	6210			1.8			Radeon R3		600	15
E2	6110			1.5			Radeon R2		500	15
E1	6010		2	1.35		1	Radeon R2		350	10	1333

Tablet (Mullins)

Family	Model	CPU				GPU			Power		DDR3L Memory Speed
Family	Model	Cores	Freq. (GHz)	Max. Turbo (GHz)	L2 Cache (MB)	Model	Config.	Max. Freq. (MHz)	TDP (W)	SDP (W)	DDR3L Memory Speed
A10 Micro	6700T	4	1.2	2.2	2	Radeon R6	128:?:?	500	4.5	2.8	1333
A6 Micro	6500T		1.2	1.8		Radeon R4		401
A4 Micro	6400T		1.0	1.6		Radeon R3		350
E1 Micro	6200T	2	1.0	1.4	1	Radeon R2		300	3.95		1066

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Software Optimization Guide for Family 16h Processors". AMD. http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/52128_16h_Software_Opt_Guide.zip.
↑ "AMD launches new Beema, Mullins SoCs". ExtremeTech. 2014-04-29. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181407-amd-launches-new-beema-mullins-socs-higher-performance-at-almost-low-enough-tdps.
↑ Shimpi, Anand. "AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preview". AnandTech. http://anandtech.com/show/7974/amd-beema-mullins-architecture-a10-micro-6700t-performance-preview.
↑ Shimpi, Anand. "New Turbo Boost, The Lineup and Trustzone". AnandTech. http://anandtech.com/show/7974/amd-beema-mullins-architecture-a10-micro-6700t-performance-preview/2.
↑ Woligroski, Don. "Meet The Mullins And Beema Tablet APUs". Toms Hardware. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-tablet-processor,3813.html.

External links

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[opti_guide-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Software Optimization Guide for Family 16h Processors". AMD. http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/52128_16h_Software_Opt_Guide.zip.

[2] "AMD launches new Beema, Mullins SoCs". ExtremeTech. 2014-04-29. http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181407-amd-launches-new-beema-mullins-socs-higher-performance-at-almost-low-enough-tdps.

[3] Shimpi, Anand. "AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preview". AnandTech. http://anandtech.com/show/7974/amd-beema-mullins-architecture-a10-micro-6700t-performance-preview.

[4] Shimpi, Anand. "New Turbo Boost, The Lineup and Trustzone". AnandTech. http://anandtech.com/show/7974/amd-beema-mullins-architecture-a10-micro-6700t-performance-preview/2.

[5] Woligroski, Don. "Meet The Mullins And Beema Tablet APUs". Toms Hardware. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-tablet-processor,3813.html.

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