July 2004
Intermediate to advanced
1744 pages
35h 3m
English
The following is a list of differences between the Pentium® Pro the Pentium® processors:
Intel® switched from using PGA (Pin Grid Array) packaging to the new cartridge package.
The Pentium® Pro topped out at a 200MHz core speed. The Pentium® II was introduced at a core speed of 233MHz and topped out at 450MHz.
While the Pentium® Pro did not include the MMX register set or instruction set (with one exception; see “Pentium® II Overdrive Processor” on page 159 on the CD), the Pentium® II added them back in and all subsequent IA32 processors include the MMX capability (see “MMX Capability” on page 519).
The Pentium® II included power conservation modes that were not implemented on the Pentium® Pro. This topic is ...
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