Technical Reference Guide
3.2.2 PENTIUM III PROCESSOR
The Pentium III processor’s architecture (Figure 3-3) includes the same core functionality as
described previously for the Celeron processor but includes a larger, 8-way set-associative L2
ECC cache, additional processing features, and higher processing speeds.
or
FSB
I/F
256-KB
L2
Cache
32-KB
L1
Cache
FPU
CPU
Pentium III
Host bus speed
Core processing speed
Figure 3–3. Pentium III Processor Internal Architecture
The following table lists the key statistics of supported Pentium III processors:
Table 3–2. Pentium III Processor Statistical Comparison
Table 3-2.
Pentium III Processor Statistical Comparison
Processor
Part
Marking
Core/L1/L2
Speed
Core Voltage
(VccP)
System Bd.
Support
Pentium III 600
SL4CL 533-MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 667
SL4CJ 600 MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 733 SL4CG 733 MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 800 SL4CD 800 MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 866 SL4CB 866 MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 933 SL4C9 933 MHz 1.65 VDC [1]
Pentium III 1.00 N/A 1.01 GHz 1.70 VDC [1]
Pentium III 1.10 N/A 1.10 GHz 1.75 VDC [2]
Pentium III 1.13 N/A 1.13 GHz 1.75 VDC [2]
Pentium III 1.20 N/A 1.20 GHz 1.75 VDC [2]
NOTE:
FSB of all processors operates at 133 MHz.
[1] Supported by all system board PCA#s.
[2] Supported by system board PCA#s 011305, 011308, 011311 only.
The Pentium III processor is software-compatible with Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium MMX,
Pentium, and x86 processors. The Pentium III processor features 70 FPU-based streaming SIMD
extensions (SSE) that, when implemented by appropriate software, can enhance 3D transforming
and speech processing operations. Operating system requirements for SSE support are as follows:
Operating System
Level of SSE Support
Windows 95 No SSE support
Windows 98, OSR0 SSE support though ISV and OpenGL 6.1 applications only
Windows 98, OSR1 SSE support though ISV, OpenGL, and DirectX applications
Windows 2000 SSE support with ISV, OpenGL, and DirectX applications
Windows NT 4.0 SSE support requires driver and Service Pack 4 (SP5 recommended)
Compaq Deskpro and Evo Personal Computers
Featuring Intel Celeron and Pentium III Processors
Fifth Edition - March 2002
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