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To: jmac who wrote (63180)	8/23/1998 7:17:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

jmac, Pentium II. Klamath core (P6) with 512k cache soldered to the same board as the cpu, running at 1/2 clockspeed. 512k cache made on separate die. Celeron. A Pentium II with the 512k L2 cache removed. Castrated of the very thing that makes the Pentium II a fast chip. Celeron A, aka Mendocino. A Celeron with 128k cache added back but unlike the Pentium II the cache is in the same die as the cpu which increases the efficiency of the chip and reduces some manufacturing costs while raising others but the net is it's probably cheaper than having the made on a separate board and soldered in. Adding some cache back will really help the business winstone scores since a lot of this type programs are built to take advantage of an L2 cache. Conclusion, The Celeron was nothing more than a quick reaction to the sub-1000 market. Not a very good chip except if you overclocked it. The Celeron A on the other hand is a pretty good chip, darn near as fast as the Pentium II. Intel is hoping that not to many potential Pentium II buyers find that out. <G> Jim