| Type | Slot |
|---|---|
| Chip form factors |
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| Contacts | 242[1] |
| FSB protocol | AGTL+ |
| FSB frequency | 66, 100, and (on third-party chipsets) 133 MHz |
| Voltage range | 1.3 to 3.50 V |
| Processors | Pentium II: 233–450 MHz Celeron: 266–433 MHz |
| Predecessor | Socket 7 |
| Successor | Socket 370 |
| This article is part of the CPU socket series | |
Pentium III Tualatins were released during 2001 until early 2002 at speeds of 1.0, 1.13, 1.2, 1.26, 1.33 and 1.4 GHz. Intel did not want a repeat of the situation where the performance of a lower priced Celeron rivaled that of the more expensive Pentium II, so Tualatin never ran faster than 1.4 GHz, the introductory clock rate of the Pentium 4. Pentium is a brand used for a series of x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors produced by Intel since 1993. In their form as of November 2011, Pentium processors are considered entry-level products that Intel rates as 'two stars', meaning that they are above the low-end Atom and Celeron series, but below the faster Core i3, i5, i7, i9, and workstation Xeon series. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SuperMicro P6DGS/DBS Dual Slot 1 Motherboard w/ 2x Pentium 3 500MHz, 512 MB RAM at the best online prices at.
Slot 1 refers to the physical and electrical specification for the connector used by some of Intel's microprocessors, including the Pentium Pro, Celeron, Pentium II and the Pentium III. Both single and dual processor configurations were implemented.
Intel switched back to the traditional socket interface with Socket 370 in 1999.
- 4Chipsets and officially supported CPUs[5][6]
General[edit]
With the introduction of the Pentium II CPU, the need for greater access for testing had made the transition from socket to slot necessary. Previously with the Pentium Pro, Intel had combined processor and cache dies in the same Socket 8 package. These were connected by a full-speed bus, resulting in significant performance benefits. Unfortunately, this method required that the two components be bonded together early in the production process, before testing was possible. As a result, a single, tiny flaw in either die made it necessary to discard the entire assembly, causing low production yield and high cost.[2]
Intel subsequently designed a circuit board where the CPU and cache remained closely integrated, but were mounted on a printed circuit board, called a Single-Edged Contact Cartridge (SECC). The CPU and cache could be tested separately, before final assembly into a package, reducing cost and making the CPU more attractive to markets other than that of high-end servers. These cards could also be easily plugged into a Slot 1, thereby eliminating the chance for pins of a typical CPU to be bent or broken when installing in a socket.
The form factor used for Slot 1 was a 5-inch-long, 242-contact edge connector named SC242. To prevent the cartridge from being inserted the wrong way, the slot was keyed to allow installation in only one direction. The SC242 was later used for AMD's Slot A as well, and while the two slots were identical mechanically, they were electrically incompatible. To discourage Slot A users from trying to install a Slot 1 CPU, the connector was rotated 180 degrees on Slot A motherboards.
With the new Slot 1, Intel added support for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP). A maximum of two Pentium II or Pentium III CPUs can be used in a dual slot motherboard. The Celeron does not have official SMP support.
There are also converter cards, known as Slotkets, which hold a Socket 8 so that a Pentium Pro CPU can be used with Slot 1 motherboards.[3] These specific converters, however, are rare. Another kind of slotket allows using a Socket 370 CPU in a Slot 1. Many of these latter devices are equipped with own voltage regulator modules, in order to supply the new CPU with a lower core voltage, which the motherboard would not otherwise allow.
Form factors[edit]
The Single Edge Contact Cartridge, or 'SECC', was used at the beginning of the Slot 1-era for Pentium II CPUs. Inside the cartridge, the CPU itself is enclosed in a hybrid plastic and metal case. The back of the housing is plastic and has several markings on it: the name, 'Pentium II'; the Intel logo; a hologram; and the model number. The front consists of a black anodized aluminum plate, which is used to hold the CPU cooler. The SECC form is very solid, because the CPU itself is resting safely inside the case. As compared to socket-based CPUs, there are no pins that can be bent, and the CPU is less likely to be damaged by improper installation of a cooler.
Following SECC, the SEPP-form (Single Edge Processor Package) appeared on the market. It was designed for lower-priced Celeron CPUs. This form lacks a case entirely, consisting solely of the printed-circuit board holding the components.
A form factor called SECC2 was used for late Pentium II and Pentium III CPUs for Slot 1, which was created to accommodate the switch to flip chip packaging.[4] Only the front plate was carried over, the coolers were now mounted straight to the PCB and exposed CPU die and are, as such, incompatible with SECC cartridges.
History[edit]
Historically, there are three platforms for the Intel P6-CPUs: Socket 8, Slot 1 and Socket 370.
Slot 1 is a successor to Socket 8. While the Socket 8 CPUs (Pentium Pro) directly had the L2-cache embedded into the CPU, it is located (outside of the core) on a circuit board shared with the core itself. The exception is later Slot 1 CPUs with the Coppermine core which have the L2-Cache embedded into the die.
In the beginning of 2000, while the Pentium-III-CPUs with FC-PGA-housing appeared, Slot 1 was slowly succeeded by Socket 370, after Intel had already offered Socket 370 and Slot 1 at the same time since the beginning of 1999. Socket 370 was initially made for the low-cost Celeron processors, while Slot 1 was thought of as a platform for the expensive Pentium II and early Pentium III models. Cache and core were both embedded into the die.
Slot 1 also obsoleted the old Socket 7, at least regarding Intel, as the standard platform for the home-user. After superseding the Intel P5Pentium MMX CPU, Intel completely left the Socket 7 market.
Chipsets and officially supported CPUs[5][6][edit]
Intel Pentium 1
Intel 440FX [7][edit]
- Introduced in: May 6, 1996
- FSB: 66 MHz
- PIO/WDMA
- Supported RAM type: EDO-DRAM
- Supported CPUs:
- Pentium II with 66 MHz FSB
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino)
- Used in both Socket 8 (Pentium Pro) and Slot 1 (Pentium II, early Celerons)
- Does not support AGP or SDRAM
- Allowed up to two CPUs for SMP
Intel 440LX [8][edit]
Intel Pentium Iii 500 Mhz
- Introduced in: August 27, 1997
- FSB: 66 MHz
- Supported RAM type: EDO-DRAM, SDRAM
- Supported CPUs: Pentium II, Celeron
- AGP 2× Mode
- UDMA/33
- Pentium II with 66 MHz FSB
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino)
- Introduced support for AGP and SDRAM
- Allowed up to two CPUs for SMP
Intel 440EX [9][edit]
- Introduced in: April, 1998
- FSB: 66 MHz
- Supported RAM type: EDO-DRAM, SDRAM
- Supported CPUs: Pentium II, Celeron
- AGP 2× Mode
- UDMA/33
- Pentium II with 66 MHz FSB
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino)
- Same specifications as 440LX, but memory support limited to 256MB and no SMP support.
Intel 440BX [10][edit]
- Introduced in: April 1998
- FSB: 66 and 100 MHz (some motherboards supported overclocking to 133 MHz, allowing usage of Socket 370 CPUs using a Slocket)
- AGP 2× Mode (max memory mapping 32 or 64 MB)
- UDMA/33
- Supported RAM types: SDRAM (PC66 and PC100, PC133 with overclocking) up to 4 DIMMs of 256 MB
- Supported CPUs:
- Pentium II with 66 and 100 MHz FSB
- Pentium III with 100 MHz FSB (133 with overclocking)
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino, Coppermine)
- Allowed up to two CPUs for SMP
Intel 440ZX[edit]
- Introduced in: November 1998
- FSB: 66 and 100 MHz (some motherboards supported overclocking to 133 MHz, allowing usage of Socket 370 CPUs using a Slocket)
- AGP 2× Mode
- UDMA/33
- Supported RAM types: SDRAM (PC66 and PC100, PC133 with overclocking)
- Supported CPUs:
- Pentium II with 66 and 100 MHz FSB
- Pentium III with 100 MHz FSB (133 with overclocking)
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino, Coppermine)
Intel 820/820E (Camino)[edit]
- Introduced in: November 1999
- FSB: 66, 100, and 133 MHz
- AGP 4× Mode
- UDMA/66 (i820), UDMA/100 (i820E)
- Supported RAM types: RDRAM, SDRAM (PC133)
- Supported CPUs: All Slot 1 CPUs
- Allowed up to two CPUs for SMP
Via Apollo Pro / Pro+[edit]
- Introduced in: May 1998 (Pro Plus: Dec 1998)
- FSB: 66, 100 MHz (some motherboards supported overclocking to 133 MHz, allowing usage of Socket 370 CPUs using a Slocket)
- AGP 2× Mode
- UDMA/33 (VT82C586B/VT82C596A), UDMA/66 (VT82C596B)
- Supported CPUs:
- Pentium Pro with 66 MHz FSB
- Pentium II with 66 and 100 MHz FSB
- Pentium III with 100 MHz FSB (133 with overclocking)
- Celeron (Covington, Mendocino, Coppermine)
Via Apollo Pro 133[edit]
- Introduced in: July 1999
- FSB: 66, 100, and 133 MHz
- AGP 2× Mode
- UDMA/33 (VT82C596A), UDMA/66 (VT82C596B/VT82C686A), UDMA/100 (VT82C686B)
- Supported CPUs: All Slot 1 CPUs
Via Apollo Pro 133A[edit]
- Introduced in: Oct 1999
- FSB: 66, 100, and 133 MHz
- AGP 4× Mode
- UDMA/66 (VT82C596B/VT82C686A), UDMA/100 (VT82C686B)
- Supported CPUs: All Slot 1 CPUs
- Allowed up to two CPUs for SMP
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'CPU Sockets Chart'. erols.com. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
- ^Pentium_Pro#An_innovation_in_cache
- ^Experience of Pentium Pro on Slot 1 motherboard usage
- ^http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclocking-special,94-2.html
- ^List of Intel chipsets
- ^List of VIA chipsets
- ^Intel Corporation: 440FX PCIset Datasheet
- ^Intel Corporation: 440LX AGPset Design Guide[permanent dead link]
- ^Intel Corporation: 440EX AGPset Design Guide
- ^Intel Corporation: 440BX AGPset Design GuideArchived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slot 1. |
- Intel's specifications for the SC242 connectors[permanent dead link]
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Intel Pentium III 500E |
| ||||||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 10.72W | vs | 114.97W | 10.7x lower typical power consumption | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | ||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | ||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 3.18 $/year | vs | 42.19 $/year | 13.3x lower annual home energy cost | ||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 11.56 $/year | vs | 112.39 $/year | 9.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | ||
| ||||||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | ||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 0.5 GHz | 7x higher clock speed | ||
| Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | ||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | ||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | ||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | ||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | ||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | ||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | ||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | ||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Oct, 1999 | Release date over 12 years later | ||
Features Key features of the Pentium III 500E vs Core i7 3770K
summary | Pentium III 500E | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 0.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 370 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 13.2W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.18 $/year | 42.19 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 11.56 $/year | 112.39 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 10.72W | 114.97W | |
Pentium 3 800mhz
details | Pentium III 500E | vs | Core i7 3770K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 0.25 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 180 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 5 | 35 | |
| Operating temperature | 0 - 85°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,339.9 | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |