Pentium versus Pentium II Processor
Azalan A Aziz
socket 7 and slot 2. Thankyou.
Intel Technical Support - Casey H
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> Can someone explain to me what are the diferrence between the two beside
> socket 7 and slot 2. Thankyou.
Azalan,
The Intel(r) Pentium(R) processor has the following features:
Superscalar architecture, allowing more than one instruction to
executed at the same time
Dynamic branch prediction: using a best-guess technique to make
sure the processor has a constant fill of instructions
Pipelined floating point unit: a floating point execution unit,
distinct from the integer pipes
Separate instruction and data caches
64-bit data bus
The Pentium(R) processor with MMX(TM) technology has all of the
above, as well as 57 new instructions, within the core of the
processor, designed to increase multimedia performance and
increased internal cache size.
The Pentium(R) Pro processor, the first in the P6 generation of
processors, added to the features of the Pentium processor:
Enhanced 32-bit execution
Out of order execution of instructions
Dual independent bus, allowing communication with the L2 cache
and main memory busses, independent from each other
Core speed L2 cache
The Pentium(R) II processor is, fundamentally, the Pentium Pro
processor core with MMX technology. Rather than a socketed
connector, it uses a 242-contact slot connector.
The L2 cache is on the same substrate as the processor, whereas
the L2 on the Pentium Pro processor is in a second cavity in the
PGA package. The Pentium II processor L2 cache runs at half the
speed of the processor.
That is, of course, just the basics. Information, in greater
detail. is available at
http://developer.intel.com/design/processor/
http://www.intel.com/intel/product/index.htm?iid={intelhome=intel_product}
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Intel(R) Technical Support
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