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P5 aka i586 / P54C · Intel
5th gen Intel architecture. Pentium era.
First Super-scalar architecture, when a CPU can execute up-to 2 cycles per second,
assuming they don't have dependency on each other. The CPU decoder and issuer
can dispatch and execute commands in parallel.
While other vendors could copy and clone Intel 386/486 chips due to Intel agreement with IBM, nobody
could clone the Pentium, meaning that the competition had to develop a new architecture from the ground-up.
Pentium 66-200 MHz.
2 result(s) recorded for this family.
Flagship: Intel Pentium 100 MHz
ST score/GHz: 118 · MT score/Watt: 1.18
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1993 |
| Arch Generation | 5 |
| Core Generation | pre-historic. |
| Architecture / Codename | P5 aka i586 / P54C |
| Cores / Threads | 1/1 |
| Technology Node | 800 nm (P5) (600 nm and 350 nm for newer models) |
| Die Size | ??? mm^2 |
| Transistors | 3.1 million |
| Frequency | 66-200 MHz |
| Instructions | 16 KB (8+8) |
| TDP | ~10? Watts |
| Socket | Socket 7 (also in Super-Socket 7) |
| Cache L2 | up to 1 MB (on mainboard) |
| Memory Type | EDO-DRAM or SDRAM (on some models) |
| Memory Bandwidth | |
| Memory Size Typical | 8-16 MB |
| Memory Size Max | theoretical. max = 4 GB. |