The PA-8700 processor provides customers a choice in speed requirements and continues the leadership of its predecessor, the 550 MHz PA-8600. The PA-8700 processor delivers enhanced application performance with 2.25 megabytes of on-chip data cache and instruction cache - a 50 percent increase and more than offered by any other vendor.Although running at higher frequencies than the PA-8600 processor, the PA-8700 processor's copper interconnect allows it to run cooler with lower power consumption and high conductivity throughput for faster performance and enhanced reliability. The processor design, based on the state-of-the-art 0.18-micron silicon-on-insulator copper CMOS process, delivers more transactions in less time.