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Differences Between Intel Pentium & Intel Core Processors
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Intel creates dozens of models of processors for use in a wide variety of computer systems. The processors vary greatly in power, size and age, though they conform to a few basic categories. Pentium and Core are designations for different processor families, and both see use in current products. The processor model names give some indication of the devices’ power, but the designations «Pentium» and «Core» by themselves don’t tell you much about a specific computer.
Pentium History
Intel debuted the original Pentium processor in 1993, and the device bears little similarity to the ever-more-powerful processors that would follow.
The successive Pentium Pro, Pentium 2, Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 processors were among the most popular processors of the 1990s, with competition from AMD devices. Other processors using the Pentium name included the Pentium D, Pentium M and newer Pentium Dual-Core families. The processors have seen use in desktop as well as laptop machines.
Core History
Intel introduced the Core brand in 2006 as a replacement for the Pentium M line of processors, and the initial devices shared much of the same technology with the current Pentium-branded offerings. Followups to the original include the Core Solo, Core Duo, Core 2 Quad, Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processor families. Starting with the Core 2, Core products were available for both laptop and desktop computers.
Differences
Though both Pentium and Core devices have seen major changes in available power, Intel generally equips the Core brand with more powerful processors than the equivalent Pentium or Celeron devices, though they often use the same basic processor technology.
Newer Core models feature additional unique software such as Intel’s Turbo Boost and HyperThreading options for extra configuration. Core processors come pre-installed in many newer Apple computers, while Pentium devices see use only in Windows-based machines.
Analysis
When you’re trying to determine the usefulness of a Pentium processor compared to a Core processor, the technical specifications of the device will prove of more use than the branding. Determine the processor’s specific clock speeds, bus speed and memory availability. Also note that many Intel processors are created specifically for either a desktop or a mobile PC, though they may share brand names with other incompatible devices, as is the case with the Core 2 Duo T8100 for notebooks and the Core 2 Duo E8500 for desktop use.
References
- Ars Technica: The Pentium: An Architectural History: Introduction
- Ars Technica: The Pentium: An Architectural History: The Pentium III
- Intel: Microprocessor Quick Reference Guide
- Apple: iMac: Technical Specifications
- Intel: Intel Core Processor Family
- Intel: Intel Pentium Processor
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Intel’s new strategy: Pentium II for all occasions | Computerworld Russia
Intel Corporation is going to flood the semiconductor market this year with new varieties of the Pentium II processor, capable of running on all types of machines — from laptops and low-cost PCs to high-performance servers.
Deliveries of most processors are scheduled for the next five months.
Intel Corporation is going to «fill up» the semiconductor market this year with new varieties of the Pentium II processor, capable of running on all types of machines — from laptops and low-cost PCs to high-performance servers.
Most processors are scheduled to ship within the next five months. New products include a 400 MHz processor for high-performance workstations and servers and a 333 MHz version designed for mobile computers.
A characteristic feature of all microprocessors with a clock frequency of more than 350 MHz is a 100 MHz bus (modern crystals are equipped with 66 MHz). Bus speed determines the speed of interaction of the processor with the main memory and other nodes of the computer. In addition, a faster tire improves performance.
This variety of Pentium II processors, optimized for various systems, reflects Intel’s response to the expansion of the computer market, accompanied by an increase in the process of fragmentation.
According to a representative of the corporation, five years ago PCs differed little from each other: more productive ones were called servers, less productive ones were called desktop computers. Developers now offer many machines that are optimized for different applications, so processors must be specialized according to computing needs.
For servers and high performance workstations, Intel will begin shipping the 400 MHz Pentium II processor by mid-year, which has a 512 KB L2 cache.
And by the end of the year, a 450 MHz implementation will appear.
Intel will also release 400 and 450 MHz versions of the processors with 1 and 2 MB L2 caches, bringing the total number of new high-performance processors to 6.
The increase in high-speed L2 cache memory allows the chips to process large amounts of data quickly. At first, the level 2 cache will run at the same speed as the processor itself. That is, the processor’s level 2 cache at 400 MHz.
For desktop systems, the 333 MHz Pentium II processor will be followed by 350 and 400 MHz implementations, and 450 MHz by the end of the year.
The company will also develop three new Pentium II processors for laptops at 333, 399 and 266 MHz. Mobile processors will initially be equipped with a 66 MHz system bus at 66 MHz, and later the digital characteristics will reach 100 MHz.
Intel also intends to produce Pentium II processors for the personal computer market, priced under $1,000, but final pricing has not yet been determined.
All Pentium II devices for mainstream computers, as well as high performance desktop processors, will use the Slot 1 architecture. This specification defines how the processor is built into the computer motherboard.
Some workstations and lower end servers designed for file sharing and printer sharing will also be based on the Slot 1 architecture, while processors in higher end machines will be based on the Slot 2 specification.
Slot 2 architectures must support multiprocessing with up to four processors in parallel. By the end of the year, the Slot 2 specification will provide parallelization for 8 processors.
All processors are manufactured using Intel’s 0.25 micron technology, which increases the number of processors per silicon wafer. This, in turn, will lead to a decrease in cost and an increase in production volumes. In addition, the reduction in size will also improve the manufacturing technology of laptop processors.
Microprocessors of the future
At the international conference International Solid-State Circuits Conference, which was attended by representatives of leading processor manufacturers, the concepts underlying microprocessors operating at a frequency of 1 GHz using copper as a conductive material were presented.
«The main part of the talks reflects the latest achievements in the field of high-performance microprocessor architectures and technologies for their production,» said Ted Williams, one of the leading developers of Advanced Micro Devices, who chaired the conference.
There were three speakers from IBM, one of whom, Joel Zilberman, a member of the IBM Watson Research Labs research group, devoted his presentation to the 1 GHz version of the PowerPC processor.
«The chip we have developed allows us to study the construction schemes, timing mechanism, microarchitecture and methodology for creating processors with an increased clock speed,» he said. «This prototype can execute a subset of PowerPC instructions.»
The PowerPC processor, based on IBM’s technology to use copper conductors instead of aluminum, was introduced by IBM Microelectronics Senior Engineer Norman Rohrer. Low-voltage power and advanced copper-based logic provide up to 77% performance improvement over existing processors with aluminum connections.
Salvatore Storino, head of IBM’s fixed-point circuit design team, talked about building the PowerPC processor for business applications. The new processors (which will be built into AS/400 computers) will improve performance by almost 30% in a single processor configuration and by about the same in machines with multiple processors.
«We decided to consider bandwidth as the main performance criterion,» Storino added.
R. Wallace, Head of Intel’s Logic Engineering Division, speaking about x86 processors, elaborated on the 0.25 micron Deschutes processor, which this year will be installed in mobile, desktop and low-cost server systems.
«In 1998, we are going to develop this direction intensively,» said Mike Fister, vice president of Intel’s P6 generation microprocessor division. the Pentium II for mobile computers will appear.0003
Desktop processors for Slot 1 running at 350 MHz or faster, 100 MHz bus, and server processors for Slot 2 running at 400 MHz will be announced soon.
Users will also be offered a low-cost Covington processor, which has the same architecture as the Pentium II and is equipped with an integrated L2 cache. The last of these processors is known under the code name Mendocino.
Fister noted that Intel supports proprietary connectors but is willing to work with third party architectures, especially in low-cost systems: «We may find it necessary to move to another platform over time.»
On the contrary, AMD is not going to change the platform. AMD CTO Rajesh Khanna has unveiled a new version of the AMD-K6 3D processor, made using 0.25 micron technology and supporting an extended MMX instruction set.
The AMD-K6 3D chip is installed in the same Socket 7 socket as the Pentium processor, but uses a 100 MHz system bus to increase performance.
Digital Chief Engineer Timothy Fisher elaborated on the 600MHz Alpha 21264 processor.
Digital Semiconductor’s Mark Pierce introduced a 200MHz, 32-bit StrongARM processor with a power consumption of just 0.
5W. Among the design features of this crystal, in addition to reduced power consumption, one can note the low voltage at the working outputs of the microcircuit, as well as the reduced power consumption of the processor’s service nodes.
«The StrongARM processor has an integrated memory controller, a power management system, an interrupt controller, a display controller, and a serial interface to simplify system design,» said Pierce.
— Andy Santoni,InfoWorld Electric
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