[CLUE-Tech] Celron v. PIII on Linux

[Randy Arabie]

On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Mike Staver wrote:

> I'm not 100% on this, but I think it's an Intel invented optimized set
> of short cpu instructions and problems can be written to use.  I know
> for a fact that P4 has SSE, SSE2, and MMX.  The P III has SSE and MMX I
> think, couldn't tell you if the celeron does or not.  The new Athlon XP
> has SSE, MMX, and 3Dnow technology that helps with games and stuff.  I'm
> not sure if it helps other programs that much though.
> 
> Randy Arabie wrote:
> > 
> > OK.  It sounds like the difference between a PIII and Celeron IS the
> > amount of L2 cache and the FSB speed.  That makes things a little clearer.

My mainboard [ABIT VP6] is Socket 370, supports FC-PGA package (quoted from the 
manual).

I'm seeing Celeron 1 GHz/100 FSB/256 KB Cache processors advertised as FC-PGA2 
package.  My manual makes no mention of FC-PGA2, and I don't see anything on the 
ABIT website either.

Does anyone know the difference between Intel's FC-PGA & FC-PGA2?  Is that where 
they stepped from 0.18 micron to 0.13 micron?  If both are Socket 370, does that
mean they will work in my Socket 370 board?
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Cheers!

Randy

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