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OVERVIEW OF AT PROCESSOR
80286 (PROCESSOR)
Processor Generations
The figure below shows the different generations of computers and the processors.
80286 PROCESSOR
Main processor Co-processor 80286 80287
Cache
Address bus Data bus
no cache memory
24bit 16bit
The registers and the ALU is 16 bit. It operates with +5V DC It operates in 8 MHz, 10 MHz and 12.5 MHz It has Non-Multiplexed address/data bus
286 PROCESSOR
80386 PROCESSOR
Main processor Co-processor 80386 80387
Cache
Address bus Data bus
introduce
32bit 32 bit
386 PROCESSOR
80486 PROCESSOR
Main processor Co-processor 80486 inbuilt
Address bus
Data bus
32bit
32 bit 1,2,3.
Supporting socket -
Intel 80486 processor has two types 1.80486 SX 2.80486 DX i) 80486 DX2 ii)80486 DX4 It has inbuilt Numeric Data processor
486 PROCESSOR
PENTIUM PROCESSORS
Features of Pentium Processor: Pentium processor supports Superscalar architecture.
Supports multiprocessor
PENTIUM I Main processor Co-processor Address bus Data bus Supporting socket No. Of pins Dual pipe line used Pentium I inbuilt 32bit 32 bit 5 320 pins
PENTIUM MMX Main processor MMX Address line Data line Dual pipe line Supporting socket No. Of pins pins 7 321
PENTIUM MMX
INTEL PENTIUM PRO Main processor Address line Pentium Pro 32bit
Data bus
64 bit
Supporting socket
No. Of pins pins
8
387
PENTIUM PRO
S.E.C.C.2 Package Thermal plate is not present in this package Used by Pentium II Processor and Pentium III processor Single Edge Processor SEP Package There is no covering in this package
Processor Technologies
Hyperthreading
A processor architecture where simultaneous multi-threading is done is called hyperthreading. It is a method of making a single chip operates like two separate devices.
Throttling
CPU throttling is a feature which protects the CPU from overheating and thus increases the life-cycle of a CPU.