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32K L1, 256K L2 |
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Socket 370/Slot 1 |
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Unique serial number |
The Intel® Pentium® III processor offers great performance for today's and tomorrow's applications, as well as quality, reliability, and compatibility from the world's leading microprocessor company.
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Coppermine core made with 0.18 micron technology and 29 million transistors
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32KB L1 cache (16KB for data and 16KB for instructions)
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256KB L2 integrated on-die cache working at the full core frequency (256bit Advanced Transfer Cache)
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Advanced System Buffering
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Set of SIMD-instructions and unique serial number
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Available as 370-pin FC-PGA Socket370 CPU interface and 242-pin Slot 1 CPU interface
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GTL+ system bus working at 133MHz
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1.65V core voltage for FC-PGA version and 1.7V for Slot 1
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For me personally the PIII has always been a little bit on the expensive side of things. Compared with its main rival the Athlon from AMD it seems horribly over priced. However this is not the entire story. The chip its self is over priced in my opinion but there are saving to be made with the PIII, for instance the PII does not require a massive PSU and so a cheaper case can be used. Also socket 370 Motherboards are a lot cheaper than that of the socket A. All factors when building a PC.
However as a personal choice I would go with the Athlon.
The PIII has a ID number on it to allow more security on the internet, this number can be traced. It was originally done by Intel so they can track retailers who sell the PIII's and make sure they are no overclocking them and selling them at a higher price. The PIII had this ID number set on by default, it could however be turned off via software.
Intel is splitting their line into four versions, with the Pentium III 600MHz. you will notice that there is the standard version, the B version (133MHz bus), the E version (256K L2 on die), and the EB Version (both 133MHz bus and 256K L2 on die).
Technical Features
| Bus Speed | 100/133Mhz |
| L1 Cache | 32K (16K Instructions 16K Data) |
| L2 Cache | 512K off chip for 450-600B, 256K On chip for 500E upwards |
| Micron Technology | .25 (Katmai - original) .18 (Coppermine) |
| Transistors | 9.5 Million (Katmai) 28 Million (Coppermine) |
| Form Factor | Slot 1 (original) / Socket 370 (FC-PGA) |
| Voltage | 2v (Katmai) 1.65v (Coppermine) |
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