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Things you should know in Intel Pentium series processors.

By: M. Aslam

The CPU is the part of a computer that controls the operation of the computer. All arithmetic and logical operations, decoding of instructions and the execution of instructions are performed by the CPU. Early computers used several chips to handle the task. Some functions are still handled by support chips, which are often referred to collectively as a chip set.

Get information about clock speed and FSB Speed of Intel Pentium series processors.

Intel Pentium

Clock Speed: 60-166 MHz
FSB Speed: 33-66 MHz
L1 Cache: 16 KB
Introduction: 1993
Transistors: 3.3 Million
Package: PGA
Socket: Socket 7

Intel Pentium Pro

Clock Speed: 150-200 MHz
FSB Speed: 50-66 MHz
L1 Cache: 256 KB
L2 Cache: 256 KB - 1 MB
Introduction: 1995
Transistors: 5.5 Million
Package: PGA
Socket: Socket 8

Intel Pentium-MMX

Clock Speed: 133-166 MHz
FSB Speed: 66 MHz
L1 Cache: 32 KB
Introduction: 1996
Transistors: 4.5 Million
Package: PGA
Socket: Socket 7

Intel Pentium II

Clock Speed: 233-450 MHz
FSB Speed: 66-100 MHz
L1 Cache: 32 KB
L2 Cache: 512 KB
Introduction: 1997
Transistors: 7.5 Million
Package: SEC
Socket: Slot 1

Intel Pentium Xeon

Clock Speed: 400 MHz-3.06 GHz
FSB Speed: 100-533MHz
L1 Cache: 8-32 KB
L2 Cache: 256 KB-2 MB
L3 Cache: 0-1 MB
Introduction: 1998
Transistors: 7.5 - 140 Million
Package: SEC and PGA
Socket: Slot 2 , Socket 603 and Socket 604

Pentium Celeron

Clock Speed: 850 MHz-2.4 GHz
FSB Speed: 66-400 MHz
L1 Cache: 8-32 KB
L2 Cache: 256-512 KB
Introduction: 1998
Transistors: 7.5 - 44 Million
Package: SEC and PGA
Socket: Slot 1, Socket 370 and Socket 478

Pentium III

Clock Speed: 450MHz - 1.33GHz
FSB Speed: 100-133MHz
L1 Cache: 32KB
L2 Cache: 256-512 KB
Introduction: 1999
Transistors: 9.5 - 28 Million
Package: SEC and PGA
Socket: Slot 1 and Socket 370

Pentium 4

Clock Speed: 1.3-3.06GHz
FSB Speed: 400-800MHz
L1 Cache: 8 KB
L2 Cache: 256 - 512 MB
Introduction: 2000
Transistors:
Package: PGA
Socket: Socket 423 and Socket 478

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