GSBUG Hardware Info SIG

1. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG March 13, 2003

2. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Agenda – March 13, 2003 • 7:00 – 7:05 Administration • 7:05 – 8:15 Featured Topic – CPUs: 2003 Update • 8:15 – 8:30 Hardware News • 8:30 – 8:55 Random Access (Q&A) • 8:55 – 9:00 Recap, Preview, and Close

3. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Administration • Welcome! Please Sign In. • What the SIG is…and is not. • Is – an information resource for computer users and potential computer users • Is NOT – a way to get your computer built or repaired (contact the GSBUG Daytime Hardware SIG) • Log – Random Access/Q&A (First Come…)

4. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Administration (continued): • Presentation materials will be posted at: http://gsbug.apcug.org/hwinfosig.htm • Prior presentation materials are also posted.

5. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update • Central Processing Unit (CPU) - the principal integrated circuit used for doing the “computing” in “personal computing”. Generally referred to as the “processor”. • Major Manufacturers: • Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – www.amd.com • Intel – www.intel.com • VIA Technologies (VIA) – www.via.com.tw

6. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • This presentation is a survey of processors which are generally available and processors which will soon be “generally available” in the marketplace. Many older processors are also still available on a limited basis. See the processor manufacturer’s web site for info and www.pricewatch.com for availability. • The range of processor speeds noted is per Price Watch (slowest) and the manufacturer’s web site (fastest). The faster processors may not yet be generally available.

7. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD • Duron – already EOL (end of life) • Market segment – value • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 800MHz-1.3GHz ($28-$35) • Cache – 128K L1; 64K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100/200MHz (DDR, EV6) • Memory bus (RAM types) – 100 & 133MHz (PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – “yes” (not validated) • Packaging – PGA (462-pin, “Socket A”) • Special features – Enhanced 3DNow!

8. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD (continued) • Athlon (Model 4, “Thunderbird”) – already EOL • Market segment – value and mainstream • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 850MHz-1.4GHz ($33-$72) • Cache – 128K L1; 256K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100/200MHz (“B”) & 133/266MHz (“C”), DDR, EV6 • Memory bus (RAM types) – 100 & 133MHz (PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – “yes” (not validated) • Packaging – PGA (Socket A) • Special features – Enhanced 3DNow!

9. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD (continued) • Athlon XP (Model 6, “Palomino”/Model 8, “Thoroughbred”) • Market segment – mainstream and performance • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.33-2.25GHz/”1500+”-“2800+” ($100-$367) – below 1800+ are already EOL • Cache – 128K L1; 256K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 133/266MHz (“C”) & 166/333MHz (“D”), DDR, EV6 • Memory bus (RAM type) – 133 & 166MHz (PC2100/PC2700 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – “yes” (not validated) • Packaging – PGA (Socket A) • Special features – QuantiSpeed architecture; 3DNow! Professional

10. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD (continued) • Athlon XP (Model 10, “Barton”) • Market segment – mainstream and performance • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.83-2.167GHz/”2500+”-“3000+” ($179-$590) • Cache – 128K L1; 512K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 166/333MHz (“D”), DDR, EV6 • Memory bus (RAM type) – 166MHz (PC2700 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – “yes” (not validated) • Packaging – PGA (Socket A) • Special features – QuantiSpeed architecture; 3DNow! Professional

11. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD (continued) • Athlon MP • Market segment – workstation and server • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.2GHz-2.13GHz/”1.2GHz & “1500+”-”2600+” ($59-$275) – below 1800+ are already EOL • Cache – 128K L1; 256K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 133/266MHz, DDR, EV6 • Memory bus (RAM type) – 133MHz (PC2100 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – yes • Packaging – PGA (Socket A) • Special features – 3DNow! Professional; point-to-point system bus (dedicated bus for each processor)

12. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • AMD (continued) • Opteron (to be released on 4/22/03) • Market segment – workstation and server • Speeds (“Low” prices) – TBD (N/A) • Cache – TBD L1; up to 1MB L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – processor speed (integrated “Northbridge”) • Memory bus (RAM type) – integrated controller; dual-channel, 128-bit interface supported (PC1600/2100/2700 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – yes • Packaging – 940-pin mPGA • Special features – x86-64 (32-bit/64-bit) architecture; compatible with Intel’s SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2); HyperTransport technology (www.hypertransport.org).

13. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel • Celeron (Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 cores) • Market segment – value • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 700MHz-1.4GHz (P3 core), 1.7-2.2GHz (P4 core) ($39-$82 for 2.0GHz) • Cache – 32K L1 (P3 core) & 20K L1 (12K for decoded micro-ops)(P4 core); 128K L2 (below 1.2GHz), 256K L2 (1.2-1.4GHz), 128K L2 (above 1.4GHz), on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100MHz (P3 core) and 100/400 (P4 core, quad-pumped) • Memory bus (RAM types) – 100 & 133MHz (up to PC2700 DDR SDRAM depending on chipset)

14. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel (continued) • Celeron (Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 cores) (continued) • MP support – “yes” (not validated) • Packaging – FC-PGA (Socket 370) for P3 core; FC-PGA2 (Socket 478) for P4 core • Special features – SSE (P3 core), SSE2 (P4 core)

15. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel (continued) • Pentium III S • Market segment – server (all others are EOL) • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.13-1.4GHz ($179-$204) • Cache – 32K L1; 512K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 133MHz • Memory bus (RAM types) – 133MHz (PC133 SDR SDRAM) • MP support – yes • Packaging – FC-PGA2 (Socket 370) • Special features – SSE

16. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel (continued) • Pentium 4 • Market segment – mainstream and performance • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.7-3.06GHz ($114-$567) • Cache – 20K L1 (12K for decoded micro-ops); 256K & 512K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100/400MHz & 133/533MHz (quad-pumped) • Memory bus (RAM type) – 100 & 133MHz (PC600-800/1066 RDRAM, PC133 SDR SDRAM, and PC2100/2700 DDR SDRAM – chipset dependant) • MP support – no • Packaging – PGA (Socket 423) and FC-PGA2 (Socket 478) • Special features – SSE2

17. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel (continued) • Xeon • Market segment – workstation & server • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.8-3.06GHz ($159-$492 for 2.8GHz) • Cache – 20K L1 (12K for decoded micro-ops); 256K & 512K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100/400 & 133/533MHz (quad-pumped) • Memory bus (RAM type) – 100 & 133MHz (PC800 RDRAM and PC2700 DDR SDRAM – chipset dependent) • MP support – yes (DP only) • Packaging – mPGA (Socket 603/604) • Special features – SSE2; wind tunnel

18. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Intel (continued) • Xeon MP • Market segment – server • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 1.5-2.0GHz (N/A) • Cache – 20K L1 (12K for decoded micro-ops); 512K L2, on-chip, full-speed; 1-2MB L3, on-chip, full speed • System bus – 100/400MHz (quad-pumped) • Memory bus (RAM type) – 100MHz (PC2100 DDR SDRAM) • MP support – yes • Packaging – mPGA (Socket 603) • Special features – SSE2

19. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • VIA Technologies (VIA) • C3 • Market segment – value and embedded • Speeds (“Low” prices) – 733MHz-1GHz (N/A) • Cache – 128K L1; 64K L2, on-chip, full-speed • System bus – 100 & 133MHz • Memory bus – 100 & 133MHz (PC100/PC133; also DDR SDRAM using various non-Intel chipsets) • MP support – no • Packaging – PGA (Socket 370) and BGA (ball grid array/surface mount) • Special features – 3DNow!

20. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • CPUs: 2003 Update (continued) • Comparative Matrix (Handout)

21. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Hardware News • Processors • Intel released a 3.06GHz Xeon for workstations and DP servers – simple line extension. • Core Logic (chipsets) • SiS pre-announced the R659 Northbridge – supports yet-to-be-released, 4-channel, 1200MHz RDRAM; 9.6GB/sec memory bandwidth; up to 16GB supported. A joint announcement with ASUSTeK, RAMBUS, and Samsung. Samples in Q3.

22. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Hardware News (continued) • Core Logic (chipsets) (continued) • VIA released the KT400A Northbridge for AMD Athlon XP processors – adds DDR400 support to the KT400; also released the VT8237 Southbridge – adds SATA support (up to 4 channels) to the VT8235CE. • System RAM • Micron announced the availability of DDR400 (PC3200) DDR SDRAM modules (announced in support of upcoming Intel chipsets).

23. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Hardware News (continued) • Motherboards – nothing new • Graphics Processors & Cards • 3Dlabs released the Wildcat VP990 Pro workstation card – 512MB DDR SDRAM; supports up to 2048x2048 res.; $899 ESP; available in April. • ATI released the RADEON 9200, 9200 Pro, 9600, 9600 Pro, and 9800 Pro GPUs and cards – all cards are AGP 8X with 128MB RAM (9800 Pro has option for 256MB). Partner cards to follow. Only DX 8.1 on 9200 series.

24. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Hardware News (continued) • Graphics Processors & Cards (continued) • NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800-based cards released by ASUSTeK and PNY. Shipping? • NVIDIA announced the GeForce FX 5200 and 5600 GPUs – AGP 8X/DX9; cards to be released in April; 5200-based cards to be as low as $79 (MSRP); 5600 cards to have 30% more performance than GeForce4 Ti 4600. • Hard Drives • Western Digital announced two Combo FireWire/USB 2.0 external drives (120 and 200GB, 7200 rpm, 2MB cache).

25. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Hardware News (continued) • Hard Drive Controllers – nothing new • Other Drives – nothing new • Sound processors & cards – nothing new • Modems & NICs – nothing new • Chassis & power supplies – nothing new

26. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Random Access

27. GSBUG Hardware Info SIG • Recap, Preview, and Close • Recap • Preview • Featured Topic for April 10, 2003 – Core Logic (Chipsets): 2003 Update • Close (please police up the area)