Processor
Motorola 68000
The Mega Drive's main processor; its audio Z80 is modeled as a separate role in the prose, not a summed clock.
- Manufacturer
- Motorola
- Architecture
- Motorola 68000
- Word size
- 32 bit
- Frequency
- 3.58 MHz
- Core count
- 1
- Instruction set
- Motorola 68000
- Record status
- provisional
Figures
1 documented absence
| Metric | Value | Evidence | Basis | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak FP32 rate cpu provisional | not applicable This console CPU has no integrated floating-point execution unit. | Not stated | Vendor-rated | Theoretical peak Stated by the vendor Provisional record for sega-mega-drive: the cited primary manual is registered, but its page-level transcription and independent review are still pending. |