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The Pentium Pro
Pentium Pro

The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86-based microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1995. It introduced the Intel P6 and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications....
 from Intel is the first of their sixth-generation CPU
Central processing unit

A central processing unit is an electronic circuit that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage....
s targeted at the consumer and server markets. The processor was relatively unusual in that the Pentium Pro used a unique "on-package cache" arrangement; the processor and the cache were on separate dies in the same package and were connected closely by a full-speed bus. The dies had to be bonded together early in the production process, before testing was possible.






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The Pentium Pro
Pentium Pro

The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86-based microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1995. It introduced the Intel P6 and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications....
 from Intel is the first of their sixth-generation CPU
Central processing unit

A central processing unit is an electronic circuit that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage....
s targeted at the consumer and server markets. The processor was relatively unusual in that the Pentium Pro used a unique "on-package cache" arrangement; the processor and the cache were on separate dies in the same package and were connected closely by a full-speed bus. The dies had to be bonded together early in the production process, before testing was possible. This meant that a single, tiny flaw in either die made it necessary to discard the entire assembly, which was one of the reasons for the Pentium Pro's relatively low production yield and high cost.

Pentium Pro (.35 / .50 µm)
  • The 150 MHz Pentium Pro processor die used a 0.50 µm BiCMOS
    BiCMOS

    In integrated circuit technologies, BiCMOS, also called BiMOS, refers to the integration of bipolar junction transistors and CMOS technology into a single device....
     process.
  • The 166, 180, and 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor die used a 0.35 µm CMOS
    CMOS

    Complementary metal?oxide?semiconductor , is a major class of integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, Static Random Access Memory, and other digital logic circuits....
     process.
  • The 256 KB L2 cache die used a 0.50 µm BiCMOS process.
  • The 512 and 1024 KB L2 cache die used a 0.35 µm CMOS process.
  • L2 cache on all models was off-die and ran at full CPU speed.
  • Only the Pentium II Overdrive supports MMX.
  • The Pentium II Overdrive processor is based on the 0.25 µm Pentium II Deschutes
    Pentium II

    The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture and x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997....
     core, with the distinction that its L2 cache runs at full CPU speed, not Deschutes' half CPU speed.


Model Number Frequency L1 cache L2-Cache Fab process CPU/Cache Front Side Bus
Front side bus

In personal computers, the Front Side Bus is the bus that carries data between the central processing unit and the Northbridge .Depending on the processor used, some computers may also have a back side bus that connects the CPU to the CPU cache....
 		 Mult Voltage TDP
Thermal Design Power

The Thermal Design Power represents the maximum amount of power the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate. For example, a laptop's Microprocessor cooling system may be designed for a 20 W TDP, which means that it can dissipation 20 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction temperature for the chip....
 		 Socket
CPU socket

A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's motherboard that accepts a central processing unit and forms an electrical interface with it....
 		 Release Date Part Number(s)sSpec Number(s)
Pentium Pro 150 150 MHz 8+8 KiB 256 KiB .50/.50 µm 60 MT/s 2.5x 3.1v 29.2 W Socket 8
Socket 8

Socket 8 CPU socket was used exclusively with the Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium OverDrive#Pentium Pro sockets computer central processing unit....
 PGA
Pin grid array

A pin grid array, often abbreviated PGA, refers to the arrangement of pins on the integrated circuit packaging. In a PGA, the pins are arranged in a square array that may or may not cover the bottom of the package....
 		11/1/1995 KB80521EX150 256KSY014
Pentium Pro 166 166 MHz 8+8 KiB 512 KiB .35/.35 µm 66 MT/s 2.5x 3.3v 35 W Socket 8 PGA 11/1/1995 KB80521EX166 512KSY047
Pentium Pro 180 180 MHz 8+8 KiB 256 KiB .35/.50 µm 60 MT/s 3x 3.3v 31.7 W Socket 8 PGA11/1/1995 KB80521EX180 256K SY039
Pentium Pro 200 200 MHz 8+8 KiB 256 KiB .35/.50 µm 66 MT/s 3x 3.3v 28 W Socket 8 PGA11/1/1995 KB80521EX200 256KSL22T,SY032
Pentium Pro 200 200 MHz 8+8 KiB 512 KiB .35/.35 µm 66 MT/s 3x 3.3v 37.9 W Socket 8 PGA11/1/1995 KB80521EX200 512K SY048
Pentium Pro 200 200 MHz 8+8 KiB1024 KiB (two 512 KiB dies).35/.35 µm 66 MT/s 3x 3.3v 47 W Socket 8 PPGA8/18/1997 GJ80521EX200 1MSL25A
Pentium II Overdrive
Pentium OverDrive

The Pentium OverDrive was a microprocessor marketing brand name used by Intel, to cover a variety of consumer upgrade products sold in the mid 1990s....
 		 333 MHz 16+16 KiB 512 KiB .25/.25 µm 66 MT/s 5x 3.3 V Socket 8 PGA PODP66X333 SL2K3,SL2KE,SL3EA


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