PA-RISC Computers
Workstations
Portable/Laptop
Three portable PA-RISC computers were produced, all by third-party vendors: RDI/Tadpole, SAIC and Hitachi. The former two are based on the HP 712 and C132/C160L workstations’ designs
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDI PrecisionBook 132 | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
512MB | 2 Cardbus | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| RDI PrecisionBook 160 | PA-7300LC 160MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
512MB | 2 Cardbus | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| RDI PrecisionBook 180 | PA-7300LC 180MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
512MB | 2 Cardbus | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| SAIC Galaxy 1100 | PA-7100LC 60MHz |
64KB | 128MB | 2 PCMCIA | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| SAIC Galaxy 1100 | PA-7100LC 80MHz |
256KB | 128MB | 2 PCMCIA | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| Hitachi 3050RX/100C | Hitachi PA/50L | 12KB | 80MB | HI-UX/WE2 (Hitachi) |
Pizzabox
Small, pizza-box
sized integrated desktop computers.
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | PA-7000 35MHz |
96KB | 128MB | None | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 710 | PA-7000 50MHz |
96KB | 128MB | None | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 712/60 | PA-7100LC 60MHz |
64KB | 128MB | 1 GIO 1 TSIO |
HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NeXTSTEP, OpenBSD |
| 712/80 | PA-7100LC 80MHz |
256KB | 128MB | 1 GIO 1 TSIO |
HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NeXTSTEP, OpenBSD |
| 712/100 | PA-7100LC 100MHz |
256KB | 192MB | 1 GIO 1 TSIO |
HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NeXTSTEP, OpenBSD |
Desktop
PA-RISC computers in different desktop formats, from rather small (715, B-Class) to wide and heavy cases (730/735, C-Class).
Mini-Tower
Some PA-RISC computers were delivered in a minitower case, similar in size to standard
PCs.
The newer workstations (four digits
) feature black PC-like cases while the older
J-Class systems are built into heavy, beige minitowers.
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1000 | PA-8500 300MHz |
1.5MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| B2000 | PA-8500 400MHz |
1.5MB | 4GB | 4 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C3000 | PA-8500 400MHz |
1.5MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C3600 | PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C3650 | PA-8700 625MHz |
2.25MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C3700 | PA-8700 750MHz |
2.25MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C3750 | PA-8700+ 875MHz |
2.25MB | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| C8000 | 2 PA-8800/ PA-8900 900MHz/ 1.0GHz/ 1.1GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2/ 64MB L2 |
32GB | 3 PCI-X 3 PCI 1 AGP Pro 8x |
HP-UX |
| J200 | 1-2 PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 2GB | 1 GSC 2 EISA 2 GSC/EISA |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J210 | 1-2 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 2GB | 1 GSC 2 EISA 2 GSC/EISA |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J210XC | 1-2 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 2GB | 1 GSC 2 EISA 2 GSC/EISA |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J280 | PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 2GB | 1 GSC 2 EISA 2 GSC/EISA |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD (likely) |
| J282 | 1-2 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 2GB | 1 GSC 2 EISA 2 GSC/EISA |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD (likely) |
| J2240 | 1-2 PA-8200 236MHz |
4MB | 4GB | 1 PCI 1 PCI/EISA 3 GSC/PCI |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J5000 | 1-2 PA-8500 440MHz |
1.5MB | 8GB | 7 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J5600 | 1-2 PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 8GB | 7 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J6000 | 1-2 PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 16GB | 3 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J6700 | 1-2 PA-8700 750MHz |
2.25MB | 16GB | 3 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J6750 | 1-2 PA-8700+ 875MHz |
2.25MB | 16GB | 3 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J7000 | 1-4 PA-8500 440MHz |
1.5MB | 16GB | 7 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| J7600 | 1-4 PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 16GB | 7 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
Servers
Tower/Deskside
Rather large and heavy server systems, from smaller towers (D-Class/E-Class) to deskside systems (K-Class and the older HP 9000/800 lettered servers).
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 750 | PA-7000 66MHz |
512KB | 768 | 4 EISA 2 SGC |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 755/99 | PA-7100 99MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 4 EISA 2 SGC |
HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NeXTSTEP, OpenBSD |
| 755/125 | PA-7150 125MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 4 EISA 2 SGC |
HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, NeXTSTEP, OpenBSD |
| D200 | PA-7100LC 75MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D210 | PA-7100LC 100MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D220 | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
1GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| D230 | PA-7300LC 160MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
1GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| D250 | 1-2 PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 1.5GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D260 | 2 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 1.5GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D270 | 1-2 PA-8000 160MHz |
1MB | 3GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D280 | 1-2 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 3GB | 2 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D300 | PA-7100LC 75MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D310 | PA-7100LC 100MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D320 | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
1GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| D330 | PA-7300LC 160MHz |
128KB L1 (1MB L2) |
1GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| D350 | 1-2 PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 1.5GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D360 | 2 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 1.5GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D370 | 1-2 PA-8000 160MHz |
1MB | 3GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D380 | 1-2 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 3GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| D390 | 1-2 PA-8200 240MHz |
4MB | 3GB | 3 EISA 1 GSC 4 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| E25 | PA-7100LC 48MHz |
64KB | 512MB | 2-4 HP-PB | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD |
| E35 | PA-7100LC 64MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 2-4 HP-PB | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD |
| E45 | PA-7100LC 80MHz |
256KB | 512MB | 2-4 HP-PB | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD |
| E55 | PA-7100LC 96MHz |
1MB | 512MB | 2-4 HP-PB | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD |
| F10 | PA-7000 32MHz |
96KB | 768MB | 2 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| F20 | PA-7000 48MHz |
128KB | 768MB | 2 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| F30 | PA-7000 48MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 2 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| G30 | PA-7000 48MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 4 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| G40 | PA-7100 64MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 4 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| G50 | PA-7100 96MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 4 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| G60 | PA-7100 96MHz |
2MB | 768MB | 4 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| G70 | 1-2 PA-7100 96MHz |
4MB | 768MB | 4 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H20 | 1 PA-7000 48MHz |
128KB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H30 | PA-7000 48MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H40 | PA-7100 64MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H50 | PA-7100 96MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H60 | PA-7100 96MHz |
2MB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| H70 | 1-2 PA-7100 96MHz |
4MB | 768MB | 8 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I30 | PA-7000 48MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 12 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I40 | PA-7100 64MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 12 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I50 | PA-7100 96MHz |
512KB | 768MB | 12 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I60 | PA-7100 96MHz |
2MB | 768MB | 12 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| I70 | 1-2 PA-7100 96MHz |
4MB | 768MB | 12 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| K100 | PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 512MB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K200 | 1-4 PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 4GB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K210 | 1-4 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 4GB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K220 | 1-4 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 4GB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K250 | 1-4 PA-8000 160MHz |
2MB | 4GB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K260 | 1-4 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 4GB | 1 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K370 | 1-6 PA-8200 200MHz |
4MB | 4GB | 3 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K380 | 1-6 PA-8200 240MHz |
4MB | 4GB | 3 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K400 | 1-4 PA-7200 100MHz |
512KB | 2GB | 1-5 HSC 8 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K410 | 1-4 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 2GB | 1-5 HSC 8 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K420 | 1-4 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 8GB | 1-5 HSC 8 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K450 | 1-4 PA-8000 160MHz |
2MB | 8GB | 1-5 HSC 8 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K460 | 1-4 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 8GB | 1-5 HSC 8 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K570 | 1-6 PA-8200 200MHz |
4MB | 8GB | 9 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
| K580 | 1-6 PA-8200 240MHz |
4MB | 8GB | 9 HSC 4 HP-PB |
HP-UX, Linux |
Rack-mountable (19″)
Servers specially built for 19″ racks, from the rather flat A-Class and medium-sized rp3400/rp4400 and L- and R-Class to large N-Class and rp7400/rp8400.
| Model | Height | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A180 | 2U | PA-7300LC 180MHz |
128KB | 2GB | 2 GSC/PCI | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| A180C | 2U | PA-7300LC 180MHz |
128KB L1 1MB L2 |
2GB | 2 GSC/PCI | HP-UX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD |
| A400 rp2400/rp2430 |
2U | 11 (up to 6X) |
depends | 2GB | 2 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| A500 rp2450/rp2470 |
2U | 1-21 (up to 7X) |
depends | 8GB | 4 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| rp3410 | 2U | PA-8800 800MHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2 |
6GB | 2 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux |
| rp3440 | 2U | 1-2 PA-8800/ PA-8900 800MHz/ 1.0GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2/ 64MB L2 |
32GB | 4 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| rp4410 | 4U | 1-2 PA-8800/ PA-8900 800MHz/ 1.0GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2/ 64MB L2 |
128GB | 6 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| rp4440 | 4U | 1, 2, 4 PA-8800/ PA-8900 800MHz/ 1.0GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2/ 64MB L2 |
128GB | 6 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| L1000 rp5400 |
7U | 1-21 (up to 5X) |
depends | 8GB | 5 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| L1500 rp5430 |
7U | 1-21 (up to 8X) |
depends | 8GB | 6 PCI | HP-UX |
| L2000 rp5450 |
7U | 1-41 (up to 5X) |
depends | 16GB | 10 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| L3000 rp5470 |
7U | 1-41 (up to 8X) |
depends | 16GB | 10 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| N4000 rp7400 |
10U | 1-81 (up to 7X) |
depends | 32GB | 12 PCI | HP-UX, Linux |
| N4000 rp7405 |
10U | 2-81 (6X and greater) |
depends | 64GB | 14/16 PCI | HP-UX |
| N4000 rp7410 |
10U | 2-81 (6X and greater) |
depends | 64GB | 14/16 PCI | HP-UX |
| rp7420 | 10U | 1-8 PA-8800 900MHz/ 1.0GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2 |
64GB | 14 PCI | HP-UX |
| rp7440 | 10U | 1-8 PA-8900 1.?GHz |
3MB L1 64MB L2 |
128GB | 15 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| rp8400/rp8410 | 17U | 2-161 | depends | 64GB | 16 PCI | HP-UX |
| rp8420 | 17U | 1-16 PA-8800/ PA-8900 900MHz-1.1GHz |
3MB L1 32MB L2/ 64MB L2 |
256GB | 16 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| rp8440 | 17U | 1-16 PA-8900 1.1GHz |
3MB L1 64MB L2 |
256GB | 16 PCI-X | HP-UX |
| R380 | 6U | 1-2 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 3GB | 4 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
| R390 | 6U | 1-2 PA-8200 240MHz |
4MB | 3GB | 4 EISA 1 GSC 3 EISA/GSC |
HP-UX, Linux |
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These systems were available in different CPU configurations,
denoted by a two-number/letter suffix:
- -36: PA-8500 360MHz with 1.5MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -44: PA-8500 440MHz with 1.5MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -5X: PA-8600 550MHz with 1.5MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -6X: PA-8700 650MHz with 2.25MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -7X: PA-8700 750MHz with 2.25MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -8X: PA-8700 875MHz with 2.25MB on-chip I/D L1 cache each
- -9X: PA-8800 (dual-core) 900MHz with 3MB on-chip L1 and 32MB off-chip L2 cache each
- PA-8900 (dual-core) 800MHz-1.1GHz with 3MB on-chip L1 and 64MB off-chip L2 is probably also possible (suffix and affected models unknown)
- Itanium 2/IA64 processors are probably also possible on some models
Mainframe
These very large enterprise-class systems were designed for HPC and large database processing needs. They offer a large range of expansion options, including a large set of CPUs and lots of RAM.
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9000/890 | 1-4 PA-7100? 60MHz |
?MB | 2.0GB | 14 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T500 | 1-12 PA-7100 90MHz |
2MB | 3.75GB | 14-112 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T520 | 1-12 PA-7150 120MHz |
2MB | 3.75GB | 14-112 HP-PB | HP-UX |
| T600 | 1-12 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB L1 8MB L2 |
3.75GB | 2-24 HSC 14-168 HP-PB |
HP-UX |
| V2200 | 4-16 PA-8200 200MHz |
4MB | 16GB | 24 PCI | HP-UX |
| V2250 | 4-16 PA-8200 240MHz |
4MB | 16GB | 24 PCI | HP-UX |
| V2500 Node |
2-32 PA-8500 440MHz |
1.5MB | 32GB | 28 PCI | HP-UX |
| V2500 Cluster |
4-128 PA-8500 440MHz |
1.5MB | 128GB | 56-112 PCI | HP-UX |
| V2600 Node |
2-32 PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 32GB | 28 PCI | HP-UX |
| V2600 Cluster |
4-128 PA-8600 552MHz |
1.5MB | 128GB | 56-112 PCI | HP-UX |
| Convex SPP1000/CD |
2-16 PA-7100 100MHz |
2MB | 4GB | 16 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1000/XA Hypernode |
2-8 PA-7100 100MHz |
2MB | 2GB | 8 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1000/XA Cluster |
8-128 PA-7100 100MHz |
2MB | 32GB | 16-64 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1200/CD |
2-16 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 4GB | 16 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1200/XA Hypernode |
2-8 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 2GB | 8 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1200/XA Cluster |
8-128 PA-7200 120MHz |
512KB | 32GB | 16-64 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1600/CD |
2-16 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 4GB | 16 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1600/XA Hypernode |
2-8 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 2GB | 8 SBus | SPP-UX |
| Convex SPP1600/XA Cluster |
8-128 PA-7200 120MHz |
2MB | 32GB | 16-64 SBus | SPP-UX |
| HP/Convex SPP2000 S-Class Single Node |
4-16 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 16GB | 24 PCI | SPP-UX |
| HP/Convex SPP2000 X-Class Cluster |
8-512 PA-8000 180MHz |
2MB | 512GB | 48-768 PCI | SPP-UX |
| Superdome | 2-128
PA-8600/ PA-8700/ PA-8700+ PA-8800 PA-8900 |
varies | 1TB | PCI-X | HP-UX |
VME boards
Integrated PA-RISC systems on VME boards, technically based on HP 9000/715 and B-Class workstations. Common used were medical, industrial and military data measurement and real time control.
| Model | CPU | Cache per CPU |
RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 742i/50 | PA-7100 50MHz |
128KB | 64MB | None | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 743i/64 | PA-7100LC 64MHz |
256KB | 256MB | (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 743i/100 | PA-7100LC 100MHz |
256KB | 256MB | (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 744/132L | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB | 1GB | (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 744/165L | PA-7300LC 165MHz |
128KB L1 512KB L2 |
1GB | (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 745i/50 | PA-7100 50MHz |
128KB | 128MB | 4 EISA | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 745i/100 | PA-7100 100MHz |
512KB | 256MB | 4 EISA | HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 745/132L | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB | 1GB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 745/165L | PA-7300LC 165MHz |
128KB L1 512KB L2 |
1GB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 747i/50 | PA-7100 50MHz |
128KB | 128MB | 2 EISA 1 SGC 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 747i/100 | PA-7100 100MHz |
512KB | 256MB | 2 EISA 1 SGC 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 748i/64 | PA-7100LC 64MHz |
256KB | 256MB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 748i/100 | PA-7100LC 100MHz |
256KB | 256MB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 748i/132L | PA-7300LC 132MHz |
128KB | 1GB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
| 748i/165L | PA-7300LC 165MHz |
128KB L1 512KB L2 |
1GB | 4 EISA or 4 PCI (2 GSC-M or 4 PMC) 6 VME |
HP-UX, Linux, OpenBSD |
Early systems
The Early PA-RISC Systems page describes the various PA-RISC servers introduced from 1986, based on PA-RISC 1.0 architecture and using custom TTL and NMOS processors.
| Model | CPU | Cache | RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 822 | NS-2 25MHz |
32KB | 128MB | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| 825 | NS-1 25MHz |
16KB | 96/112MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 832 | NS-2 30MHz |
128KB | 128MB | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| 834 835 635 |
NS-1 30MHz |
128KB | 96/112MB | CIO | HP-UX, early HPBSD, Mach 3/UX, Chorus |
| 840 | TS-1 8MHz |
128KB | 96/112MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 842 | PCX 32MHz |
1MB | ?MB | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| 845 | NS-2 27.5MHz |
256KB | 96/112MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 850 | NS-1 27.5MHz |
128KB | 256MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 852 | PCX 50MHz |
1MB | ?MB | HP-PB | HP-UX |
| 855 | NS-2 27.5MHz |
256KB | 256MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 860 | NS-2 27.5MHz |
1MB | 256MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 865 | PCX 50MHz |
768KB | 512MB | CIO | HP-UX |
| 870 | 1-4 PCX 50MHz |
1MB per CPU |
1GB | CIO | HP-UX |
A separate page exists for the HP 9000/500 FOCUS systems (520, 530 et al), the 32-bit predecessors of the PA-RISC systems and HP’s first Unix workstations (and first HP 9000s), running a very early, arcane version of HP-UX.
Other vendors
A small circle of third-party vendors produced and sold PA-RISC computers, primarily in Japan. All of them were part of the PRO Precision RISC organization, founded by HP to promote its PA-RISC platform.
Hitachi
Hitachi had several lines of computers with PA-RISC processors, including Hitachi-designed workstations (3050RX) and servers (3500), which run Hitachi’s HP-UX variant — HI-UX/WE2 (apparently compatible). Hitachi also sold various OEM systems from HP in Japan, rebranded as Hitachi 9000V.
» The Hitachi PA-RISC systems page has more information and a detailed overview on the various 3050RX, 3500 and OEM systems
Stratus
Stratus built a line of high-availability PA-RISC based servers called Continuum.
Different models were sold over the time, starting with PA-7100
based systems and peaking in PA-8600 models.
Different operating systems were/are available, but most of these computers are able to run
HP-UX, besides Stratus’ own FTX and VOS.
» Go to the Stratus Continuum page
OEM vendors
Various Japanese electronics vendors sold HP PA-RISC computers as OEM, mostly confined to Japan. This included:
- Mitsubishi Electric of Japan with rebranded HP 9000 workstations in the early 1990s
under the name
MELCOM ME RISC series
- Oki Electric Industry with various PA-RISC
workstations and servers rebranded as
OKITAC,
sold from 1992 onwards - NEC Corporation with a small range of HP servers rebranded as TX7 and NX7000
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Itanium systems
At about the same time HP introduced the final PA-8800/PA-8900 based PA-RISC systems,
first workstations with HP/Intel’s Itanium architecture were released
by HP, shortly followed by Itanium servers.
The Itanium/IA64 architecture (a VLIW architecture, called EPIC
by HP in the
1980s/1990s) was originally designated the direct successor of PA-RISC (PA-9000
)
to be introduced in the mid-to-late 1990s.
Workstations
HP only produced three Itanium workstations before dropping Unix workstations completely, making these Itanium workstations the last (and probably fastest) HP-UX workstations.
| Model | CPU1 Itanium |
Cache | RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i2000 | ME 733MHz/ 1-2 ME 800MHz |
varies | 16GB | 7 PCI 1 AGP Pro 110 |
HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows |
| zx2000 | MK/MD/DF 900MHz-1.5GHz |
varies | 8GB | 5 PCI-X 1 AGP Pro 4x |
HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, (OpenVMS) |
| zx6000 | 1-2 MK/MD 900MHz-1.5GHz |
varies | 24GB | 3 PCI-X 1 AGP Pro 4x |
HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, (OpenVMS) |
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The specific Itanium processor types are noted by the two-letter abbrevations:
Itanium first generation:
- ME: Merced
- MK: McKinley
- MD: Madison
- DF: Deerfield low-voltage
Servers
HP also released a line of Itanium-based servers, the rack-mountable Integrity rx line. (Missing entries for rxs will be added soon.)
| Model | Height | CPU1 Itanium |
Cache | RAM max. |
Expansion | Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rx1600 rx1600-2 |
1U | 1-2 DF 1.0GHz |
varies | 16GB | 2 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx1620 | 1U | 1-2 FW 1.3-1.6GHz |
varies | 16GB | 4 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx2600 rx2600-2 |
2U | 1-2 DF/MD 1.0-1.5GHz |
varies | 24GB | 4 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx2620 | 2U | 1-2 MD/MC-D 1.3-1.6GHz |
varies | 32GB | 4 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx2660 | 2U | 1-2 MV/MV-D 1.4-1.6GHz |
varies | 32GB | 4 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx3600 | 4U | 1-2 MV-D 1.4-1.6GHz |
varies | 96GB | 8 PCI-X or / 4 PCI-X/4 PCIe |
HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx4610 | 7U | 2-4 ME 733-800MHz |
varies | 64GB | 10 PCI | HP-UX, Linux, Windows |
| rx4640 rx4640-8 |
4U | 1-4 MD/HD/MV 1.1-1.6GHz |
varies | 64GB | 6 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx5670 rx5670-4 |
7U | 1-4 MD 1.3-1.5GHz |
varies | 96GB | 9(10) PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx6600 | 7U | 1-4 MV-D 1.4-1.6GHz |
varies | 192GB | 8 PCI-X or / 4 PCI-X/4 PCIe |
HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx7620 rx7620-16 |
10U | 2-8 MD/HD 1.1-1.5GHz |
varies | 64GB | 15 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx7640 rx7640-16 |
10U | 2-8 MC/MC-D/MV-D 1.4-1.6GHz |
varies | 256GB | 15 PCI-X/ PCIe x8 |
HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx8620 rx8620-32 |
17U | 2-16 HD/MD 1.1-1.6GHz |
varies | 256GB | 16 PCI-X | HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx8640 rx8640-32 |
17U | 2-16 MV-D 1.4-1.6GHz |
varies | 512GB | 16 PCI-X or / 8 PCI-X/8 PCIe |
HP-UX, Linux, Windows, OpenVMS |
| rx9610 | rack | 4-16 ME 733-800MHz |
varies | 128GB | 64-128 PCI-X | HP-UX |
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The specific Itanium processor types are noted by the two-letter abbrevations:
Itanium first generation:- ME: Merced
- MD: Madison
- FW: Fanwood low-voltage
- DF: Deerfield low-voltage
- MC: Montecito
- MC-D: Montecito Dual-Core
- MV: Montvale
- MV-D: Montvale Dual-Core
- HD: Hondo Dual-CPU
Benchmarks
A large number of results from benchmarks suites such as SPEC92, SPEC95 and SPEC2000 has been compiled on a separate Benchmarks page.