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Pentium
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The Pentium owes its name to the battle between the two major processor manufacturers, Intel and AMD.

Because Intel called its processors with a number (386, 486, etc.), and according to the United States patent office, a number could NOT be registered as a private brand, AMD took the opportunity to put the same name on its processors.

Intel then decided to rename its new processor. So instead of calling it 80586, he called it Pentium. That itself was registrable and therefore AMD could no longer put the same name to its processors.

 

Until that moment, when one bought a computer (386, 486) the seller could put an Intel or an AMD according to their convenience, since they were called the same and used the same motherboard, as well as the rest of the components.

In many cases I have found supposed Intel 486s that actually had an AMD processor and you really couldn't say anything, since they had sold you a 486 just as you had asked for, only at a lower cost, since AMD has always been more cheap than Intel.

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Socket 4

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Socket 4 was the first CPU socket intended for Pentium processors. It had 273 pins, but it was not very successful because it worked only at 5V and with a 60 and 66 MHz bus. This short duration was due to the fact that soon after Intel released Pentium processors that worked with a 75MHz bus and 3.3V .

It supports Pentium 60 and 66 MHz processors, and Pentium OverDrive 120 and 133 (with 60 and 66 MHz buses respectively).

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Socket 7

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Socket 7 was the only socket that supported a wide range of CPUs from different manufacturers and a wide range of speeds.

It was released in June 1995. This socket replaces the previous Socket 5 and the differences between the two are in the additional pin (pin) that Socket 7 has and the latter's ability to have dual operating voltage, while the Socket 5 only had a single voltage

 

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Pentium P5

P 60 gold.JPG
P 60 gold detras.JPG

Intel Pentium 60

A80501-60

TYPE: Pentium P5 Gold

Speed: 60 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X1

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: PGA273

Socket: 4

sSpec: SX948

Manufacturing: 1/1993

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Pentium P54

Pentium 75 SX969.jpg
Pentium 75 SX969 detras.jpg

Intel Pentium-S 75

A8050275

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 75 MHz

Bus: 50 MHz

Clock: X1.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SX969

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacture: 10/1994

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P 90 gold.jpg
P 90 gold detras.jpg

Intel Pentium 90

A80502-90

TYPE: Pentium P54 Gold

Speed: 90 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X1.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: CPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SX958

Manufacturing: 1/1994

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P 90.JPG
P 90 detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 90

A80502-90

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 90 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X1.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SX968

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 1/1994

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Pentium 100 SX963.jpg
Pentium 100 SX963 detras.jpg

Intel Pentium-S 100

A80502-100

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 100 MHz

Bus: 50/66 MHz

Clock: X2 / X1.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SX963

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 1/1994

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P 100 remarcado.JPG
P 100 remarcado detras.JPG
P 100 remarcado detras 2.JPG

In these photos you can see how the processor had been highlighted. We can see that when cleaning it, the characteristics of the real processor appear.

Intel Pentium-S 100 FALSE

A80502-100 FALSE

A80502-75 REAL

TYPE: Pentium P54C

FAKE speed: 100 MHz

REAL speed: 75 MHz

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SX963 FALSE

sSpec: SX969 REAL

Voltage: 3.3 V

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P 120 SY062.JPG
P 120 SY062 detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 120

A80502120

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 120 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X2

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY062

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacture: 3/1995

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Pentium 120 SY033.jpg
Pentium 120 SY033 detras.jpg

Intel Pentium-S 120

A80502120

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 120 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X2

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY033

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacture: 3/1995

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P 133.JPG
P 133 detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 133

A80502133

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 133 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X2

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY022

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 2/1995

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Donation: Albert Vendrell

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P 133 IPP.JPG
P 133 IPP detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 133

A80502133

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 133 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X2

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY022

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 2/1995

Marked with IPP on the reverse

Donation: Jordi Serrano

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P 150.JPG
P 150 detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 150

A80502150

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 150 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X2.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY015

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 1/1996

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P 166.JPG
P 166 detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 166

A80502166

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 166 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X2.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY016

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 1/1996

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P 200 PPGA.JPG
P 200 PPGA detras.JPG
P 166 SL24R.jpg
P 166 SL24R detras.jpg

Intel Pentium-S 166

A80502166

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 166 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X2.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: SPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SL24R

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacturing: 1/1996

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P 166 PPGA.JPG
P 166 PPGA detras.JPG

Intel Pentium-S 166

FV80502166

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 166 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X2.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: PPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY037

Voltage: 3.4 V

Manufacturing: 1/1996

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Intel Pentium-S 200

FV80502200

TYPE: Pentium P54C

Speed: 200 MHz

Bus: 66 MHz

Clock: X3

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

No. of transistors: 3,300,000

Package: PPGA296

Socket: 7

sSpec: SY045

Voltage: 3.4 V

Manufacture: 1,997

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P TT80502-75 SK079 Mob.jpg

Intel Pentium PP75 Mobile

TT8050275

TYPE: Pentium Mobile

Speed: 75 MHz

Bus: 50 MHz

Clock: X1.5

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

Transistors: 3,300,000

Packet: 320 TCP

Socket: TCP320

sSpec: SK079

Voltage: 2.7 V

Manufacture: 1,997

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P PP120 Y021.jpg

Intel Pentium PP120 Mobile

TT80502120

TYPE: Pentium Mobile

Speed: 120 MHz

Bus: 60 MHz

Clock: X2

Cache: 8 KB + 8 KB

Transistors: 3,300,000

Packet: 320 TCP

Socket: TCP320

sSpec: SY021

Voltage: 3.3 V

Manufacture: 1,997

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