Hardware Documentation - Machines DEC - VAX hardware reference
This is an (incomplete) list of Digital Equipment Corporation VAX computers and specifications. Compiled by abs@NetBSD.org with much help from port-vax@NetBSD.org users. This is very much still a work in progress - many sections are little more than placeholders. Having said that, there should be enough here to prove useful.
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VAX 7000 series
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VAX 7610 VAX 7620 VAX 7630 VAX 7640 VAX 7650 VAX 7660 VAX 7710 VAX 7720 VAX 7730 VAX 7740 VAX 7750 VAX 7760 VAX 7810 VAX 7820 VAX 7830 VAX 7840 VAX 7850 VAX 7860 VAX 7610 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Neon Cpu: KA7AA, NVAX+ (11ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: 35 Tps: 210
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI; max throughput 400MB/s Memory: Maximum 3.5GB
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
 VAX 7620 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Neon Cpu: Dual (?), NVAX+ (11ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "35-120"; probably about 63 Tps: 350
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Dual processor version of VAX 7610
 VAX 7630 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Neon Cpu: Triple (?), NVAX+ (11ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "35-120"; probably about 91 Tps: 475
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Triple processor version of VAX 7610
 VAX 7640 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Neon Cpu: Quad (?), NVAX+ (11ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: 120 Tps: 590
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Quad processor version of VAX 7610
 VAX 7650 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Tps: 660 Last updated: 1998-11-19
 VAX 7660 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Tps: 705 Last updated: 1998-11-19
 VAX 7710 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: KA7AB, NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: 50 Tps: 315
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17
 VAX 7720 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: Dual (?), NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "50-250"; probably about 90 Tps: 550
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Dual processor version of VAX 7710
 VAX 7730 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: Triple (?), NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "50-250"; probably about 130 Tps: 660
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Triple processor version of VAX 7710
 VAX 7740 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: Quad (?), NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "50-250"; probably about 170 Tps: 750
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Quad processor version of VAX 7710
 VAX 7750 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: Five (?), NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: "50-250"; probably about 210 Tps: 900
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Five processor version of VAX 7710
 VAX 7760 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton Cpu: Six (?), NVAX++ (7.5ns), 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: 250 Tps: 1004
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1)
Last updated: 2003-07-17 Notes: Six processor version of VAX 7710
 VAX 7810 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Cpu: KA7AC, (?) 170.9 MHz, 10KB on chip cache, 4MB external cache
Vup: 60 Tps: 375
Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI; maximum throughput 640MB/s Memory: Maximum 3.5GB
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
 VAX 7820 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Vup: "60-300"; probably about 108
Tps: 753 Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
Notes: Dual processor version of VAX 7810
 VAX 7830 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Vup: "60-300"; probably about 156
Tps: 1107 Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
Notes: Triple processor version of VAX 7810
 VAX 7840 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Vup: "60-300"; probably about 204
Tps: 1302 Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
Notes: Quad processor version of VAX 7810
 VAX 7850 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Vup: "60-300"; probably about 252
Tps: 1530 Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
Notes: Five processor version of VAX 7810
 VAX 7860 <small><ulink url="#section:vax7000">(VAX 7000 series index)</ulink></small>
Nickname: Laser/Krypton+ Vup: 300
Tps: 1795 Bus: XMI, CI, DSSI
NetBSD: Cannot run NetBSD (as of 1.6.1) Last updated: 2003-07-17
Notes: Six processor version of VAX 7810