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Intel Pentium Pro - 1995
Intel Pentium Pro is a product in between Pentium and Pentium II targeted at Server applications; its structure is similar to a Pentium II without MMX support. Pentium Pro is the first Intel x86 processor with built-in L2 cache. Pentium Pro also supports multi-processor, but the stepping number must match for the CPUs to be able to work together. Pentium Pro was optimized for 32-bit applications, so it does not perform well on 16-bit applications. From this generation (P6), Intel started implementing Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) design into the core of their newer microprocessors. Although many of those CPUs sitll use Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) instruction set, their cores have more and more RISC based architecture.
When Pentium Pro was released, 32-bit OS has not yet become the mainstream; my first computer with Intel processor installed was a Pentium Pro 150Mhz, but it never got a chance to actually run 32-bit OS before I replaced it.
The first Pentium Pro at the right is the 133Mhz version. A lot of people did not even know this version exists. In fact, this version is actually an engineering sample, so they did not even put on the "Pentium Pro" logo. Because this version was never officially released into the market, it is quite rare.
Process: |
0.6 and 0.35 micron, 5.5 million transistors |
Package: |
387-pin Modified Staggered Ceramic Pin Grid Array with gold plated heat spreader |
Data Bandwidth: |
32 bit |
Working Voltage: |
3.3V |
Released Clock Speed(s) |
133 MHz - 200 MHz |
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Intel Pentium Pro 133Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX133) ES [F] [B]
Intel Pentium Pro 150Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX150) [F] [B]
Intel Pentium Pro 166Mhz 512KB (KB80521EX166) [F] [B]
Intel Pentium Pro 180Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX180) [F] [B]
Intel Pentium Pro 200Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX200) [F] [B]
Intel Pentium Pro 200Mhz 1024KB (GJ80521EX200) [F] [B]
Pentium Pro等於是介於 Pentium跟 Pentium II 之間的中央處理器晶片(CPU),其架構等於是沒有MMX的Pentium II。Pentium Pro除了內建L2 Cache以外,也支援多處理器架構,唯一缺點就是必須要用同一製程的Pentium Pro才能使用多處理器架構。Pentium Pro針對32位元程式做了最佳化,所以其跑16位元程式效果反而不佳。從這一代開始(P6),英特爾也開始將為處理器的核心加入Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC,精簡指令集)的架構設計,所以以後的英特爾x86處理器雖然是使用複雜指令集(CISC),但是核心部分開始逐漸採用RISC的架構。
Pentium Pro推出的時候市面上32位元作業系統根本還沒變成主流,我第一台英特爾主機就是用Pentium Pro 150Mhz,不過它還沒有機會跑過32位元作業系統就被我升級掉了。
右邊第一顆Pentium Pro微處理器為 133Mhz,很多人不知道 Pentium Pro 有出過這麼一款。實際上,這款微處理器還只是業界原型而已,所以當初連 Pentium Pro字樣都沒有打上去。這款微處理器(而且品相很好)由於從來沒有在市場上出現過,所以非常難得。百萬人中,聽過 Pentium Pro的人可能不到十萬人,知道 Pentium Pro 有出過這款的人大概不會超過一千人,而之中真正接觸過的人可能不到一人。話說回來,百萬人中會在意這件事的大概也只有那一人吧,哈。
製程: |
0.6 and 0.35 micron, 5.5 million transistors |
封裝: |
387-pin Modified Staggered Ceramic Pin Grid Array with gold plated heat spreader |
資料頻寬: |
32 bit |
工作電壓: |
3.3V |
工作時脈: |
133 MHz - 200 MHz |
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Intel Pentium Pro 133Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX133) ES 正 反
Intel Pentium Pro 150Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX150) 正 反
Intel Pentium Pro 166Mhz 512KB (KB80521EX166) 正 反
Intel Pentium Pro 180Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX180) 正 反
Intel Pentium Pro 200Mhz 256KB (KB80521EX200) 正 反
Intel Pentium Pro 200Mhz 1024KB (GJ80521EX200) 正 反
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