The Unabridged Pentium 4 IA32 Processor Genealogy

Basic Characteristics

The following is a list of the Pentium® II Xeon's basic characteristics (in no particular order):

• The Xeon was first introduced as a variant on the Pentium® II processor technology.

• It used the cartridge packaging, but it was a larger cartridge and used a different connector, referred to as the Slot 2 connector. This connector had more power and ground pins (because the larger, faster L2 Cache drew more power than the Pentium® II's L2 Cache).

• The Pentium® II Xeon's core speeds ranged from 400MHz to 450MHz.

• The electrical characteristics of the FSB signals were modified to accommodate a higher FSB speed. The GTL+ FSB electrical specification evolved into the AGTL+ specification.

• The Xeon used the same core as the Pentium® II. ...