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Title |
Intel Pentium II Processor, 1997 |
Object Name |
Processor, Digital Data |
Description |
Intel Pentium II Processor, 1997. Intel Pentium II Processor with MMX technology [single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set architecture] features a black rectangular plastic cartridge with Intel and Pentium II logos printed at front left in silver-colored ink, and a blue-colored square slot containing microprocessors at center right. This processor featured a clock speed of 266 MHz (1 MHz equals 1 million ticks per second), 512K Cache (kilobytes of fast memory) and 66 MHz FSB (speed with which data travels between the control processing unit (CPU) and the random access memory (RAM). The Pentium II was a consumer-oriented version of the Pentium Pro. Its MMX technology [single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) instruction set architecture] made it a good choice for consumer-level operating systems, such as Windows 9x, and multimedia applications. |
Date |
1997 |
Creator |
Intel |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2004.020.007 |
Dimensions |
H-2.5 W-5.5 D-0.625 inches |
Dimension Details |
2.5 x 5.5 x .625 |
Collection |
3D - Data Processing Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"Intel" and "Pentium II" (log printed in white stylized text on center front) |
Inscription Language |
English |
Notes |
'"The Pentium II[2] brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture ("P6") and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors (27.4 million in the case of the mobile Dixon with 256 KB L2 cache), the Pentium II featured an improved version of the first P6-generation core of the Pentium Pro, which contained 5.5 million transistors. However, its L2 cache subsystem was a downgrade when compared to the Pentium Pros. It is a single-core microprocessor. "In 1998, Intel stratified the Pentium II family by releasing the Pentium II-based Celeron line of processors for low-end workstations and the Pentium II Xeon line for servers and high-end workstations. The Celeron was characterized by a reduced or omitted (in some cases present but disabled) on-die full-speed L2 cache and a 66 MT/s FSB. The Xeon was characterized by a range of full-speed L2 cache (from 512 KB to 2048 KB), a 100 MT/s FSB, a different physical interface (Slot 2), and support for symmetric multiprocessing." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_II] |
Search Terms |
Computer System Computer Technology Computer Technology, Electronics Computers Intel Microprocessor Moore, Gordon |
Subjects |
Computer circuits Computers Electronics industry Silicon chip |
People |
Moore, Gordon Noyce, Robert |