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===Processors=== * Two Hitachi [[SuperH|SuperH-2]] 7604 32-bit RISC processors at 28.63 [[MHz]] (25 MIPS)—each has 4 [[Kilobyte|kB]] on-chip cache (4-way associative), of which 2 kB can alternatively be used as directly addressable [[Scratchpad RAM]] * Hitachi VDP 1 [[32-bit]] video display processor (running at 28.63 [[MHz]] on [[NTSC]] and [[PAL]] Systems) for sprites/polygons * [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] VDP 2 [[32-bit]] video display processor (running at 28.63 [[MHz]] on [[NTSC]] and [[PAL]] Systems) for backgrounds/video out * [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] System Control Unit (SCU) with DSP for geometry processing and DMA controller (running at 14.3 MHz) * [[Motorola 68EC000]] sound controller (running at 11.3 [[MHz]] / 1.5 MIPS) * [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] FH1 [[digital signal processor|DSP]] sound processor, "Saturn Custom Sound Processor" (SCSP), running at 22.6 [[MHz]] * [[SuperH|SH-1]] [[32-bit]] [[RISC]] microcontroller (for the CD-ROM and CD security checks; uses preprogrammed embedded ROM, not programmable by software) * Hitachi [[4-bit]] MCU, "System Manager & Peripheral Control" (SMPC)
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