A is for Northwood?

[Slychilde]

Heya's,

I just have a quick question. I'm sorta...naive when it comes to newer intel cpu's so I was wondering, how do you tell the difference between a northwood and a normal p4? Am I right by assuming that the A in 1.6A means it's a northwood?

Thanks in advance guys for the help ^_^

 

[donny_paycheck]

You are correct.

 

[jazztrumpet216]

Yep. 1.6 is Willamette, 1.6A is Northwood. Same goes for 1.8 and 2.0. The 2.2 and 2.4 speed chips are available with the Northwood core only, so there will be no "A" after them.

 

[TC]

And the B will be for the 133 fsb versions.

 

[deez]

A is also for the Tualatin celeron

 

[Enigma422]

The Northwoods also have 512KB of L2 Cache compared to 256KB of L2 cache that the Willamettes have.

 

[jdmcnudgent]

what does he win bob? no, seriously, you are right.

 

[Slychilde]

Ok, thanks for the info everyone!

Intel has caught my attention again. It's really nice having two very competitive companies making GOOD products now. The old p4's blew (opinion).

 

[batboy]

Intel traditionally adds an "A" to the newest processor if there happens to be two of the same speed. Like the Celeron 533a or the P-4 Northwood 1.6a. If you want a Northwood, make sure it says 512k cache.