The Godson 3 processor, which was recently discussed by its developers, is a 64-bit quad-core MIPS RISC chip that includes 200 extra instructions which allow to run x86 code on the CPU. The central processing unit will have integrated DDR2 memory controller. The chip is scheduled to arrive in 2009.
“The most interesting part of the chip is that they’re adding about 200 new instructions to assist with x86 compatibility. It won’t be an x86 processor. But the 200 instructions will optimize the x86 performance, said Tom Halfhill, an analyst at In-Stat, reports News.com web-site.
An improved version of Godson 3 processor will be even more advanced: it is projected to have eight heterogeneous cores, which means that they can potentially feature more or less advanced integrated graphics core and provide a lot of computing power. It will hardly be able to compete against such chips as AMD Phenom or Intel Core in terms of performance, but if they offer enough performance for certain types of end-users in China, this may hurt sales of the x86 CPU makers eventually.
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