Whats the difference between P4 and P4 Extreme Editions? Do you need a special motherboard for these cpus? Can someone give me a link to explain this 4 me thanks



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http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...?articleid=262

http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2112p042id113255.htm

It looks as if they use the same socket, and "EE" editions should use the same mother boards as other non-EE editions. But don;t quote me on this, i am strictly and AMD whore lol.

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i see a slight GHz difference

im a AMD fan to lol but i only fit what others want

Essentially, EE is the same thing as the regular P4s, just really jacked up, higher cache(2MB, I think), higher FSB, etc. But IMO, they are still overpriced. And Go AMD! :P

I have to set this thread straight, even though it's old

Pentium 4 Extreme Editions are characterized by their larger cache, and faster data bus. There are two major types of Extreme Edition: Gallatin and Prescott (sometimes called Nocona).

Gallatin is the Xeon core equivalent of the Northwood Pentium 4. Gallatin benefits from Northwood’s shorter and more efficient 20-stage pipeline, and lower L2 Cache latency. They are, in the opinion of most technicians, the most superior Pentium 4 architecture to date. The only problem with the Northwood core is the 512kB L2 Cache limit. To get around this, the 2MB cache is level 3; bolted behind the L2.

Gallatin Processors include:

• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.2 GHz (socket 478, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L3 Cache, discontinued)
• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz (socket 478, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L3 Cache, discontinued)
• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz (socket 775, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L3 Cache, produced only in small samples, very rare)
• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46 GHz (socket 775, 1066 MHz FSB, 2MB L3 Cache, in production)

Prescott core Extreme Editions don’t deviate much from the standard Prescott core Pentium 4 (characterized with 1MB L2 Cache). These processors are generally less efficient due to a larger depth pipeline of 31 stages. Their only advantage is the ability to handle larger size L2 Caches.
Prescott/Nocona Processors include:

Prescott/Nocona Processors include

• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.4 GHz (socket 775, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache, in production. This is basically the same processor as the Pentium 4 650)
• Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz (socket 775, 1066 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache, in production)

Generally speaking, the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.46 GHz is the best Pentium 4 processor you can buy, usually beating the Pentium 670 and often beating the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz in most situations. They are all WAY over priced.

To add to the confusion however, Intel now has a Pentium Extreme Edition 840 (without the 4). This is a Dual Core 3.2 GHz Processor with Hyperthreading.