The Power Macintosh 8500 and WS 8550 computers feature the PowerPC 604 RISC microprocessor. The PowerPC 604 microprocessor is installed via a card that plugs into the logic board, allowing for maximum flexibility with future upgrades. Features of this microprocessor include
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The Power Macintosh 8500 and WS 8550 computers feature the [[PowerPC 604]] RISC microprocessor. The [[PowerPC 604]] microprocessor is installed via a card that plugs into the logic board, allowing for maximum flexibility with future upgrades. Features of this microprocessor include
* Full RISC processing architecture
* Full RISC processing architecture
* Parallel processing units: one load-store unit, two integer units, one complex integer unit, and one floating point unit
* Parallel processing units: one load-store unit, two integer units, one complex integer unit, and one floating point unit