Clear up any or all processor confusion with this cut-to-the-chase comparison chart.
| There are many microprocessors available to the public. Not knowing the differences can be quite frustrating — especially when it means saving or spending a couple hundred dollars.
Below is a chart that compares and contrasts important features found on some of the more popular chips in the market today.
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CPU Speed
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| Celeron |
7,500,000 |
1.06 GHz – 2 GHz |
256 KB,
full speed |
133 MHz and 400 MHz |
| Pentium II |
7,500,000 |
233 MHz – 450 MHz |
512 KB,
half speed |
100 MHz |
| Pentium III |
9,500,000 |
450 MHz – 1 GHz |
256 KB,
full speed |
133 MHz |
| Pentium III Xeon |
28,100,000 |
500 MHz – 1 GHz |
256 KB – 2 MB,
full speed |
100 MHz |
| Pentium 4 |
55,000,000 |
1.4 GHz – 3.4 GHz |
256 KB,
full speed |
800 MHz |
| K6-II |
9,300,000 |
500 MHz – 550 MHz |
N/A |
100 MHz |
| K6-III |
21,300,000 |
400 MHz – 450 MHz |
256 KB,
full speed |
100 MHz |
| Athlon (K7) |
22,000,000 |
850 MHz – 1.2 GHz |
256 KB,
full speed |
200 MHz and 266 MHz |
| Athlon XP |
37,500,000 |
1.67 GHz |
384 KB,
full speed |
266 MHz |
| Duron |
N/A |
700-800 MHz |
64 KB,
full speed |
200 MHz |
| PowerPC G3 |
6,500,000 |
233 MHz – 333 MHz |
512 KB, 1 MB,
half speed |
100 MHz |
| PowerPC G4 |
10,500,000 |
400 MHz – 800 MHz |
1 MB,
half speed |
100 MHz |
| Athlon 64 |
105,900,000 |
800 MHz |
1 MB,
half speed |
1.6 GHz |
| G5 |
58,000,000 |
2.5GHz |
512 KB |
900MHz – 1.25GHz |
- For more in-depth technical specifications on these chips, visit SandPile.org.
- Also, check out HardwareCentral’s CPU section for articles, opinions, reports, and tutorials.
- If you’re looking to buy a CPU and want to know where to get the absolute best price, visit SharkyExtreme’s Weekly CPU Price Update. Page contains prices and vendors for almost every PC CPU on the market today.
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This article was originally published on June 24, 2010
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