CPU manufacturers use a Code-names
CPU manufacturers use a Code-name for CPU during its development. Once the product is launched, it gets a formal name, which is the name of the current product family. Usually, a new code-name points to improvements in the core, so even if all CPU’s in the product family carry same name, a knowledge of their code names can help identify internal differences.
For Example: Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs have different internal properties corresponding to different code-names.
Processors and their Code names:
Manufacturer—- Intel
CPU Family——- Core 2 Duo
Code-Name—— Conroe
Process Size—– 65 nm
L2 Cache Size— 2 MB or 4MB
FSB—————- 1066 or 1333
Socket———— Socket 775
Manufacturer—- Intel
CPU Family——- Core 2 Duo
Code-Name—— Allendale
Process Size—– 65 nm
L2 Cache Size— 2 MB
FSB—————- 800 or 1066
Socket———— Socket 775
Manufacturer—- Intel
CPU Family——- Pentium Dual Core
Code-Name—— Allendale (Same core as used in Core 2 Duo, but with half the cache disabled.)
Process Size—– 65 nm
L2 Cache Size— 1 MB
FSB—————- 800
Socket———— Socket 775
Manufacturer—- Intel
CPU Family——- Pentium D
Code-Name—— Smithfield
Process Size—– 90 nm
L2 Cache Size— 1 MB per core
FSB—————- 533 or 800
Socket———— Socket 775
Manufacturer—- Intel
CPU Family——- Pentium D
Code-Name—— Presler
Process Size—– 65 nm
L2 Cache Size— 2 MB per core
FSB—————- 800
Socket———— Socket 775
Manufacturer—- AMD
CPU Family——- Athlon 64 X2
Code-Name—— Manchester
Process Size—– 90
L2 Cache Size— 256 MB or 512 KB per core
FSB—————- 1000 Mhz
Socket———— Socket 939
Manufacturer—- AMD
CPU Family——- Athlon 64 X2
Code-Name—— Tolendo
Process Size—– 90
L2 Cache Size— 512 MB or 1 MB per core
FSB—————- 1000 Mhz
Socket———— Socket 939
Manufacturer—- AMD
CPU Family——- Athlon 64 X2
Code-Name—— Windsor
Process Size—– 90
L2 Cache Size— 512 MB or 1MB per core
FSB—————- 1000 Mhz
Socket———— Socket AM2
Manufacturer—- AMD
CPU Family——- Athlon 64 X2
Code-Name—— Brisbane
Process Size—– 65
L2 Cache Size— 512 KB per core
FSB—————- 1000 Mhz
Socket———— Socket AM2
In The Pipeline:
A few innovations expected in 2008
1. AMD’s quad-core processor for the Desktop, Phenom (not
"Anthlon X4"), was released towards the end of 2007. One can expect to see larger number of these CPUs entering the market.
2. Intel’s "true" quad-core processor for the Desktop market, presently code-named Penryn, featuring four cores on the same die, is expected in 2008. (Intel’s present Core 2 Quad processors are not native quad-core; rather, they fuse two Core 2 Duo Processors.) Penryn is also the first CPU to use the 45 nm fabrication process, the smallest in the industry. Penryn-based CPUs have already been released for the server market, under the Xeon label.
3. DDR 3 SDRAM, presently marketed only by a few high-end memory manufacturers, and supported only by Intel’s P35 Chipset, can be expected to gain broader market acceptance.
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Madhu Vamsi…..
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ITS VERY INFORMATIVE. Actullay while purchasing a PC or a laptop, we ignor most of the things though we have in mind the things about them. Later we go on enhancing with further addition to the purchase.