Editing PowerPC 7xx (section)

=== PowerPC 750FX ===<!-- This section is linked from [[List of Macintosh models grouped by CPU type]] -->
The 750FX (code-named Sahara) came in 2002 and increased frequency up to 900&nbsp;MHz, the bus speed to 166&nbsp;MHz and the on-die L2 cache to 512 KiB. It also featured a number of improvements to the memory subsystem: an enhanced and faster (200&nbsp;MHz) 60x bus controller, a wider L2 cache bus, and the ability to lock parts of the L2 cache.<ref name="www-306.ibm.com"/> It is manufactured using a 0.13 μm copper based fabrication with [[Low-K|Low-K dielectric]] and [[Silicon on insulator]] technology. 750FX has 39 million transistors, a die size of 35&nbsp;mm<sup>2</sup> and consumes less than 4 W at 800&nbsp;MHz at typical loads. It was the last G3 type processor used by Apple (employed on the final G3-based iBook models).

A low powered version of 750FX is available called 750FL.

The 750FX powers NASA's [[Orion spacecraft|Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle]].<ref name=Com2014>{{cite web|title=The Orion spacecraft is no smarter than your phone|publisher=ComputerWorld|access-date=2014-12-05|date=2014|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2855604/the-orion-spacecraft-is-no-smarter-than-your-phone.html}}</ref> Orion is using [[Honeywell|Honeywell International Inc.]]'s flight computer that was originally built for Boeing's [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|787]] jet airliner.