Find out what steppings your CPU is

[daveleau]

This is a tweak I tried that I found at the HardOCP site. Tells you what steppings your CPU is:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/usingwindows/maintaining/tips/advanced/CPUSleuth.asp

Dave

[NDC]

Hey, That's pretty cool, Daveleau. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
But I noticed that NT4 already shows the stepping for Intel CPU's by default.

I noticed that there are two kinds of steppings for Intel P3 650Mhz FSB-100, they are cB0 and cA2. How can I tell which one it is? The processor on the system is P3 650Mhz FSB-100 Slot 1 CPU.

Is cB0 better than cA2 or vice-versa???

[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 09-24-2000).]

[Mntsnow]

NDC, For the most part the cBo chips are the more desirable due to the fact of them being the SMP enabled coppermine cpu's

[NDC]

How can I identify which one I have? If they are not cA2, will they not be supported as dual CPU's in NT4 or 2000?

There are a couple dual P3 650 FSB-100 systems at work and would like to know if they are cb0 or cA2. Thanks.



[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 09-24-2000).]

[Mntsnow]

http://www.powerleap.com/Neo-S370/dual.htm looks like your 650's are SMP enabled http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif My bad..Only the first of the CA2 Coppermines were not smp enabled

[LiLRiceBoi]

whats stepping?

[krusty the klown]

The stepping referrs to subtle changes in the CPU core that have been made for whatever reason the CPU manufacturer deems necessary.

If you're setting up a dual CPU system, it's advisable to get two CPUs with the same S-Spec and stepping.

Having said that, there's a picture of a P3 450 running alongside a celery 300->450 on this site:
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/articles/multiproc/

[randy48]

That little trick works with AMDs tooooo! Just drop the space between GenuineAMD!

[rotax]

mine is a cBo spepping...i knew it when i bought it....but cool.!!