# List of MIPS architecture processors

This is a list of processors that implement the MIPS instruction set architecture, sorted by year, process size, frequency, die area, and so on. These processors are designed by Imagination Technologies, MIPS Technologies, and others. It displays an overview of the MIPS processors with performance and functionality versus capabilities for the more recent MIPS Aptiv families.

## MIPS Computer Systems/MIPS Technologies

| MIPS version | Processor | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (MHz) | Transistors (millions) | Die area (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache | Features |
| MIPS I | R2000 | 1985 | 2000 | 8 to 16.67 | 0.11 | 80 | | | | 64 external | 64 external | | none | none | 5 stage pipelines, FPU: 2010 |
| MIPS I | R3000 | 1988 | 1200 | 16.67 to 40 | 0.11 | 40 | 145, 172 | 4 | | 32-256 external | 32-256 external | | 0-1 MB external | none | same as R2000; FPU: 3010 |
| MIPS II | R6000 | 1990 | | 60 to 66 | | | | | | external | external | | none | none | 32-bit register size, 36-bit physical address, FPU |
| MIPS III | R4000 | 1991 | 800 | 100 | 1.35 | 213 | 179 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | | 128 KB to 4 MB external | none | |
| MIPS III | R4400 | 1992 | 600 | 100 to 250 | 2.3 | 186 | 179 | 15 | 5, 3.3 | 16 | 16 | | 128 KB to 4 MB external | none | |
| MIPS III | R4200 | 1993 | 600 | 80 | 1.3 | 81 | 179 | 1.8-2.0 | 3.3 | 8 | 16 | | 128 KB to 4 MB external | none | scalar design with a five-stage classic RISC pipeline |
| MIPS III | R4300i | 1995 | 350 | 100 / 133 | | 45 | 120 | 2.2 | 3.3 | | | | | none | |
| MIPS III | R4600 | 1994 | 640 | 100 / 133 | 2.2 | 77 | 179 | 4.6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | | 512 KB external | none | |
| MIPS III | R4650 | 1994 | 640 | 133 / 180 | 2.2 | 77 | 179 | 4.6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | | 512 KB external | none | |
| MIPS III | R4640 | 1995 | 640 | | | | 179 | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS III | R4700 | 1996 | 500 | 100 to 200 | 2.2 | | 179 | | | 16 | 16 | | External | none | |
| MIPS IV | R5000 | 1996 | 350 | 150 to 200 | 3.7 | 84 | 223 | 10 | 3.3 | 32 | 32 | | 1 MB external | none | |
| MIPS IV | RM7000 | 1998 | 250, 180, 130 | 250 to 600 | 18 | 91 | 304 | 10, 6, 3 | 3.3, 2.5, 1.5 | 16 | 16 | | 256 KB internal | 1 MB external | |
| MIPS IV | R8000 | 1994 | 700 | 75 to 90 | 2.6 | 299 | 591 | 30 | 3.3 | 16 | 16 | | 4 MB external | none | superscalar, up to 4 instructions per cycle |
| MIPS IV | R10000 | 1996 | 350, 250 | 150 to 250 | 6.7 | 350 | 599 | 30 | 3.3 | 32 | 32 | | 512 KB – 16 MB external | none | |
| MIPS IV | R12000 | 1998 | 350, 250 | 270 to 360 | 7.15 | 229 | 600 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 32 | | 512 KB – 16 MB external | none | single-chip 4-issue superscalar |
| MIPS IV | R12000A | 2000 | 180 | 400 | | | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS IV | R14000 | 2001 | 130 | 500 | 7.2 | 204 | 527 | 17 | | 32 | 32 | | 512 KB – 16 MB external | none | |
| MIPS IV | R14000A | 2002 | 130 | 600 | | | | 17 | | 32 | 32 | | | none | |
| MIPS IV | R16000 | 2003 | 110 | 700 to 1000 | | | | 20 | | 64 | 64 | | 512 KB – 16 MB external | none | |
| MIPS IV | R16000A | 2004 | 110 | 800 to 1000 | | | | | | 64 | 64 | | | none | |
| MIPS IV | R18000 | 2001 | 130 | | | | | | 1.2 | | | | 1 MB | none | was planned, but not manufactured |
| MIPS V | H1 "Beast" | | | | | | | | | | | | | none | was planned, but not manufactured |
| MIPS V | H2 "Captain" | | | | | | | | | | | | | none | was planned, but not manufactured |
| MIPS32 | 4K | 1999 | 180 | 167 | | 2.5 | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 4KE | | 90 | 420 | | 1.2 | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 24K | 2003 | 130, 65, 40 | 400 (130 nm) 750 (65 nm) 1468 (40 nm) | | 0.83 | | | | 0 to 64 | 0 to 64 | | 4–16 MB external | none | |
| MIPS32 | 24KE | 2003 | 130, 65, 40 | | | | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 34K | 2006 | 90, 65, 40 | 500 (90 nm) 1454 (40 nm) | | | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 74K | 2007 | 65 | 1110 | | 2.5 | | | | 0 to 64 | 0 to 64 | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 1004K | 2008 | 65 | 1100 | | 4.7 | | | | 8 to 64 | 8 to 64 | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | M14K | 2009 | 130 | 200 | | | | | | | | | | none | MicroMIPS |
| MIPS32 | 1074K | 2010 | 40 | 1500 | | | | | | | | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | 1074Kf | 2010 | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | none | Floating point |
| MIPS32 | microAptiv | 2012 | 90, 65 | | | | | | | 8 to 64 | 8 to 64 | | | none | |
| MIPS32 | interAptiv | 2012 | | | | | | | | 4 to 64 | 4 to 64 | | up to 8 MB internal | none | |
| MIPS32 | proAptiv | 2012 | | | | | | | | 32 or 64 | 32 or 64 | | up to 8 MB internal | none | |
| MIPS64 | 5K | 1999 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | 20K | 2000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS version | Processor | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (MHz) | Transistors (millions) | Die area (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache | Features |

## Imagination Technologies

MIPS Technologies was acquired 17 December 2012, by Imagination Technologies. Since then, the following processors have been introduced by Imagination Technologies.
Imagination Technologies sold MIPS processor rights to Tallwood MIPS Inc in 2017. MIPS Technologies was acquired by Wave Computing in 2018, where "MIPS operates as an IP licensing business unit".
The Warrior P-Class CPU was announced on 14 October 2013.
The CPU IP cores comprising the MIPS Series5 ‘Warrior’ family are based on MIPS32 release 5 and MIPS64 release 6, and will come in three classes of performance and features:
* 'Warrior M-class': entry-level MIPS cores for embedded and microcontroller applications, a progression from the popular microAptiv family
* 'Warrior I-class': mid-range, feature-rich MIPS CPUs following on from the highly efficient interAptiv family. The I6400, with its 64-bit core, was launched September 2014.
* 'Warrior P-class': high-performance MIPS processors building on the proAptiv family
| MIPS version | level | Processor | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (GHz) | Transistors (billions) | Die area (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache | Features |
| MIPS32 Release 5 | Warrior-P | P5600 | 2013 | ? | 1.0 to 2.0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 32/64 | 32/64 | TLb | Up to 8 MB external | none | VZ, MSA |
| MIPS32 Release 5 | Warrior-M | M5100 | 2014 | 65/28 | 0.1 to 0.497 | ? | 0.04 to 0.77 | ? | | | none | none | FMT | none | none | VZ |
| MIPS32 Release 5 | Warrior-M | M5150 | 2014 | 65/28 | 0.372/0.576 | ? | 0.89/0.26 | ? | | | up to 64 | up to 64 | TLB | none | none | VZ |
| MIPS64 Release 6 | Warrior-P | P6600 | 2015 | 28 | Up to 2.0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 32/64 | 32/64 | TLB | 0.5 - 8 MB external | none | SMT, VZ |
| MIPS64 Release 6 | Warrior-I | I6400 | 2014 | 28 | 1.0 | ? | 1/core | ? | ? | ? | 32/64 | 32/64 | TLB | 0.5 - 8 MB external | none | SMT, VZ |
| MIPS64 Release 6 | Warrior-M | M6200 | 2015 | 65/40/28 | up to 0.750 | ? | 0.19 | ? | | | none | none | FMT | none | none | |
| MIPS64 Release 6 | Warrior-M | M6250 | 2015 | 65/40/28 | up to 0.750 | ? | 0.23 | ? | | | up to 64 | up to 64 | TLB | none | none | XPA |
| MIPS version | level | Processor | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (GHz) | Transistors (billions) | Die area (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache | Features |

## Other designers

A number of companies licensed the MIPS architecture and developed their own processors.
| MIPS version | Licensee | Processor | Features | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (MHz) | Transistors (millions) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache |
| MIPS I | Lexra | LX4080, LX4180, LX4280, LX5280, LX8000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS II | НИИСИ РАН | KOMDIV-32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS III | Sony Computer Entertainment + Toshiba | Emotion Engine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS III | НИИСИ РАН | KOMDIV-64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Alchemy Semiconductor | Au1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Broadcom | BMIPS3000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Broadcom | BMIPS4000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Broadcom | BMIPS5000 | | | | 1300 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Broadcom | BCM53001 | | | 65 | 400 | | | | | | 32 | 32 | | | |
| MIPS32 | Broadcom | BCM1255 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS32 | Ingenic Semiconductor | XBurst 1 | single issue, 8-stage pipeline | 2005 | 180, 130, 64, 40 | 240 | | | | 0.15 | 1.8 | 16 | 16 | yes | none | none |
| MIPS32 | Ingenic Semiconductor | XBurst 2 | dual-issue/dual-threaded | 2013 | 40 | 1200 | | | | 0.15 | 1.8 | 32 | 32 | yes | 512 | none |
| MIPS64 | SiByte | SB1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | Broadcom | BCM1125H | | | | 400-800 | | | | 4w @ 400 MHz | | 32 | 32 | yes | 256 KB | |
| MIPS64 | Broadcom | BCM1255 | Dual-core, DDR2, 4× Gigabit LAN | | | 800-1200 | | | | 13 W @ 1 GHz | | 32 | 32 | yes | 512 KB | |
| MIPS64 | Cavium | Octeon: CN30xx, CN31xx, CN36xx, CN38xx | | 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | Cavium | Octeon Plus: CN5xxx | | 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | Cavium | Octeon II: CN6xxx | | 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | Cavium | Octeon III: CN7xxx | | 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | NEC | VR4305 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | NEC | VR4310 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | NXP Semiconductors | ?? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | NXP Semiconductors | ?? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | CAS: ICT | none yet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS64 | CAS: ICT | ?? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIPS version | Licensee | Processor | Features | Year | Process (nm) | Frequency (MHz) | Transistors (millions) | Die size (mm$^2$) | Pin count | Power (W) | Voltage (V) | D. cache (KB) | I. cache (KB) | MMU | L2 cache | L3 cache |

## Other

* PhysX P1 - A multi-core physics processing unit that contains MIPS cores