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AMD:

Athlon XP

Central Processing Unit (CPU) performs the system's calculating and processing, the brain of the computer and the single most important chip in the computer.

•  Type: Socket A

•  Clock Speed: 1.33GHz to 1.67GHz

• Bus Speed: 266MHz FSB

• Cache: L1 cache 128K,  L2 cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™ Professional

CPU basic parameters:

1. Socket or Slot

2. Clock Speed

3. Bus Speed

4. Cache (Level 1, Level 2)

5. Desktop Processor or Mobile Processor (Note: All listed in this page are Desktop Processors)

6. AMD 3DNow!™ ; Intel MMX™

Comparison: AMD Athlon™ XP, Intel Pentium® 4

PC Builder's Guide: build an AMD processor-based system

AMD:

Athlon MP

same as above

• Type: Socket A

• Clock Speed:
  1.GHz to 1.6GHz

• Bus Speed: 266MHz FSB

• Cache: L1 cache 128K,  L2 cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™ Professional

• Multiprocessing capability.

Performance for Commercial and Enterprise Computing.

Comparison: AMD Athlon™ MP, Intel Pentium III

AMD:

Athlon FSB

same as above

•  Type: Socket A

• Clock Speed: 900mhz to1.4GHz

• Bus Speed: 200MHz to 266MHz FSB

• Cache: L1 cache 128K,  L2 cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™

• Not all AMD Athlon processors are available with 266MHz system.

• System bus, running as fast as 266MHz, allows users to quickly and easily process Internet content from DSL/cable modems and digital video imaging devices.

Comparison: AMD Athlon™, Pentium® III Pentium® 4

AMD:

Athlon Thunderbird

same as above

•  Type: Slot A or Socket A

• Clock Speed: 700mhz to 950mhz

• Bus Speed: 200MHz FSB

• Cache:  L1 cache 128K, L2 cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™

Comparison: AMD Athlon™, Pentium® III Pentium® 4

AMD:

Athlon Classic

• Type: Slot A

• Clock Speed: 500mhz to 950mhz

• Bus Speed: 200MHz FSB

• Cache: variant. L1 cache 0 to 128K, L2 cache 192 to 512KB

• 3DNow!™

 Comparison: AMD Athlon™, Pentium® III Pentium® 4 

 AMD:

Duron

same as above

• Type: Socket A

• Clock Speed: 600mhz to 1.2GHz

• Bus Speed: 200MHz FSB

• Cache: L1 cache 128KB, L2 cache 64KB

• 3DNow!™

Comparison: AMD Duron, Intel Celeron

AMD:

K6-III

same as above

• Type: Socket 7

• Clock Speed: 350mhz to 380GHz

• Bus Speed: 100MHz

• Cache: L1 cache 64KB, L2 cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™

Technology Benchmarks: AMD-K6®-III Processor with 3DNow!™

Comparison: AMD-K6®-III, Intel Pentium® III

AMD:
K6-2

same as above

• Type: Socket 7

• Clock Speed: 450mhz to 550GHz

• Bus Speed: 100MHz

• Cache: 64KB of L1 cache (32KB instruction / 32KB data)
  L2 Cache 256KB

• 3DNow!™

Technology Benchmarks: AMD-K6®-2 Processor with 3DNow!™

Intel:

Pentium 4

same as above

•  Type: Socket 423, 478

•  Clock Speed: 1.3GHz to 2.2GHz

• Bus Speed: 400MHz FSB

• Cache: 12K micro-op trace cache and 8KB L1 data cache, 512 KB or 256KB L2 cache

• Intel® MMX™

• Support for uni-processor designs

Tech Details about Intel Pentium 4

Comparison: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium III, Intel Celeron

PC Builder's Guide: build a Pentium® 4 processor-based PC.

Optimize Your PC: Maximum Performance for Pentium 4 Processor

Intel:

Pentium III

same as above

• Type: Slot 1 or  Socket 370

•  Clock Speed: 450 MHz to 1.33 GHz

• Bus Speed: 100/ 133MHz

• Cache:  32KB of L1 cache (16KB instruction / 16KB data), L2 Cache 512KB unified, non-blocking, or an integrated 256KB Advanced Transfer Cache

• Intel® MMX™

Tech Details about Intel Pentium III

Intel:

Pentium II

same as above

• Type: Slot 1

•  Clock Speed: 233MHz to 450MHz

• Bus Speed: 66/ 100MHz

• Cache:  32KB of L1 cache (16KB instruction / 16KB data) , L2 Cache 512KB

• Intel® MMX™

Intel:

Celeron

same as above

• Type: Slot 1 or Socket 370

•  Clock Speed: 400MHz to 1.3GHz

• Bus Speed: 66/ 100MHz

• Cache:  32KB of L1 cache (16KB instruction / 16KB data) , L2 128 KB Advanced Transfer Cache on frequencies 1.10 GHz and below.
  256 KB Advanced Transfer Cache on the 1.20 GHz frequency parts

• Intel® MMX™

Tech Details about Intel Pentium III

Difference: between Pentium and Celeron:

Via:

Via-CYRIX III

(Via-C3)

same as above

• Type: Socket 370

•  Clock Speed: up to 933MHz

• Bus Speed: 100/133MHz

• Cache:  128KB L1 and 64KB L2 Cache

• 3DNow!™ and MMX™ Technology

• The first processor in the world to be manufactured using leading edge 0.13 and 0.15 micron manufacturing processes

Tech Details about Via-C3

Comparison: Via-C3, Intel Celeron

  Which processor should I select: AMD, Intel or Via?

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