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Subject: Re: Hardware Correction !!! (again)

Author: Aaron Gordon

Date: 06:29:00 04/15/02

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On April 14, 2002 at 12:43:32, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 14, 2002 at 01:36:58, Aaron Gordon wrote:
>
>>On April 13, 2002 at 18:01:51, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>I think there has never been a P166. The first Pentiums to reach 166MHz were
>>>MMX. So the processor Jorge is using is definitely a P166MMX. It also had a
>>>bigger L1 cache than the regular Pentium.
>>>
>>>For Tiger the P166MMX was running as fast as a P200 (which has never existed, so
>>>it's like twice the speed of a P100).
>>>
>>>On the SSDF list, Comet A90 P200MMX 64Mb hash is rated 2253. How does it compare
>>>to the Comet version Jorge is using?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>There are the P54C and the P55C. The P54C (Classic, non-MMX pentium) comes in
>>clock speeds of 75, 90, 100, 120, 133, 150, 166, 180(not 100% sure about 180)
>>and 200MHz. 16k L1, 8kb data, 8kb code. The P55C is the MMX version of the P54C
>>with 32k L1 (16kb code, 16 data). P55C's were released at 166, 200, 233 and I
>>believe there was a 266Mhz version that was announced but I don't think it ever
>>made it to desktops, only laptops. There were some 133/150's in laptops, though.
>>
>>To whoever thats interested.. When I can aquire a P55C I will test it against
>>the P54C-200Mhz I have and a K6-233 that I could clock down to 200 for testing.
>
>
>
>OK, thanks for correcting me.
>
>I see than 166MHz is the start of the MMX series, not the end of the normal
>Pentiums.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

No problem. You were pretty close though. I can see how one would think that
though, I don't think any of the P54C-200's are CPGA(ceramic pin grid array)like
the older P54C's. When I first got it I automatically assumed it was a P55C
because it was a PPGA (plastic pin grid array) cpu. Then I noticed it didn't say
"w/ MMX tech" and Wcpuid reported no MMX intstructions. :( I scanned some cpu's
a while back and have a picture up on my FTP if you want to see what it looks
like.

ftp://speedycpu.dyndns.org/pub/overclockstuff/pics/scans/p54c-200.jpg



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