The Processor
THE PROCESSOR
Processor
an electronic circuit which executes computer programs, containing a processing unit and a control
TYPES OF CPU
Single Core Processors with only one core(e.g. AMD Athlon Fx, intel Celeron).
A Dual-core processor has two cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X2, Intel Core Duo).
A Quad-core processor contains four cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X4, Intel's quad-core processors, see i3, i5, and i7 at Intel Core).
A Hexa-core processor contains six cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X6, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X), an octa-core processor contains eight cores (e.g. Intel Xeon E7-2820, AMD FX-8150).
An Octa-core processor contains eight cores (e.g. Intel Xeon E7-2820, AMD FX-8150)
CPU SOCKET/SLOT TYPES
Socket Pins Processor
Socket 7 321 PGA Pentium 75-200, Pentium Overdrive Socket 8 387 PGA Pentium Pro
Slot 1 242 SEC/SEPP Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron
Slot 2 330 SECC-2 Xeon
Super Socket 7 321 PGA Pentium MMX, Pentium Pro, AMD K6-2, K6-2+, K6-3, K6-3+ Socket 370 370 PGA Celeron, Pentium III, Cyrix III
Socket 418 418 PAC Itanium
Socket 423 423 PGA Pentium IV
Socket 478 478 PGA Pentium IV
Socket 603 603 PGA Pentium IV-based Xeon, Xeon MP
Socket 611 611 OLGA Itanium II
Socket 940 micro-PGA AMD Opteron
Socket A 462 PGA AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron
Slot A 242 Slot A AMD Athlon
COMPARING TYPES OF CPU
INTEL & AMD CPUYou can compare CPU by using a benchmarking software.This is the Benckmark of Intel and AMD Proceesor, find out who’s better.
How to Identify CPU Physically
A part from the possibility of identifying the processor by the system parameters under windows, there are utilities to let you get to know your hardware.
To identify CPU Physically:
The easiest way:
Right click on My Computer (or Computer under Vista) then click Properties.
Using a utility software:
Fist you need a CPU-Z or
Processor
an electronic circuit which executes computer programs, containing a processing unit and a control
TYPES OF CPU
Single Core Processors with only one core(e.g. AMD Athlon Fx, intel Celeron).
A Dual-core processor has two cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X2, Intel Core Duo).
A Quad-core processor contains four cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X4, Intel's quad-core processors, see i3, i5, and i7 at Intel Core).
A Hexa-core processor contains six cores (e.g. AMD Phenom II X6, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X), an octa-core processor contains eight cores (e.g. Intel Xeon E7-2820, AMD FX-8150).
An Octa-core processor contains eight cores (e.g. Intel Xeon E7-2820, AMD FX-8150)
CPU SOCKET/SLOT TYPES
Socket Pins Processor
Socket 7 321 PGA Pentium 75-200, Pentium Overdrive Socket 8 387 PGA Pentium Pro
Slot 1 242 SEC/SEPP Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron
Slot 2 330 SECC-2 Xeon
Super Socket 7 321 PGA Pentium MMX, Pentium Pro, AMD K6-2, K6-2+, K6-3, K6-3+ Socket 370 370 PGA Celeron, Pentium III, Cyrix III
Socket 418 418 PAC Itanium
Socket 423 423 PGA Pentium IV
Socket 478 478 PGA Pentium IV
Socket 603 603 PGA Pentium IV-based Xeon, Xeon MP
Socket 611 611 OLGA Itanium II
Socket 940 micro-PGA AMD Opteron
Socket A 462 PGA AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron
Slot A 242 Slot A AMD Athlon
COMPARING TYPES OF CPU
INTEL & AMD CPUYou can compare CPU by using a benchmarking software.This is the Benckmark of Intel and AMD Proceesor, find out who’s better.
How to Identify CPU Physically
A part from the possibility of identifying the processor by the system parameters under windows, there are utilities to let you get to know your hardware.
To identify CPU Physically:
The easiest way:
Right click on My Computer (or Computer under Vista) then click Properties.
Using a utility software:
Fist you need a CPU-Z or