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Lesson 8: Cpus Used in Personal Computers

This document provides an overview of different types of CPUs used in personal computers. It discusses Intel, AMD, Cyrix, and Motorola processors. It also covers RISC processors and parallel processing. Specifically, it details: - Intel's Pentium family of processors, including the Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Celeron. - AMD's Athlon line of processors which challenged Intel in terms of performance and price. - Cyrix formerly produced the MediaGX processor and now produces the MII series. - Motorola makes the CPUs used in Macintosh and PowerPC computers which use a different architecture than Intel compatible PCs.

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Lesson 8: Cpus Used in Personal Computers

This document provides an overview of different types of CPUs used in personal computers. It discusses Intel, AMD, Cyrix, and Motorola processors. It also covers RISC processors and parallel processing. Specifically, it details: - Intel's Pentium family of processors, including the Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Celeron. - AMD's Athlon line of processors which challenged Intel in terms of performance and price. - Cyrix formerly produced the MediaGX processor and now produces the MII series. - Motorola makes the CPUs used in Macintosh and PowerPC computers which use a different architecture than Intel compatible PCs.

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lesson 8

CPUs Used in Personal Computers

This lesson introduces: Intel Processors AMD Processors Cyrix Processors Motorola Processors RISC Processors

CPUs Used in Personal Computers Intel Processors


Since 1978, Intel s processors !a"e e"ol"ed #rom t!e 8$8% and t!e 8$88 to t!e 8$&8%, 8$'8%, and 8$(8%, to t!e Pentium #amily o# processors) All are part o# t!e 8$x8% line) Intel s Pentium #amily o# processors includes t!e Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium *it! MM+, Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron, and +eon processors) ,!e earliest Intel processors included only a #e* t!ousand transistors) ,oday s Pentium processors include 9)- million transistors or more)

Intel.s Pentium III processor

CPUs Used in Personal Computers AMD Processors


Ad"anced Micro De"ices /AMD0 *as lon1 2no*n as a pro"ider o# lo*er3per#ormance processors #or use in lo*3cost computers) 4it! its 5% line o# processors, AMD c!allen1ed Intel s processors in terms o# 6ot! price and per#ormance) 4it! t!e 5%3III processor, AMD 6ro2e t!e %$$ M78 6arrier, claimin1 t!e 9#astest processor9 title #or t!e #irst time in I:M3compati6le computers)

,!e AMD 5%3III processor

CPUs Used in Personal Computers Cyrix Processors


Cyrix 6e1an as a specialty c!ip ma2er, 6ut e"entually 6e1an producin1 microprocessors) Cyrix processors are most commonly used in lo*3 price, lo*3end consumer PCs) Cyrix #ormerly produced t!e Media;+ processor, and no* produces t!e MII series o# processors)

,!e Cyrix Processor

CPUs Used in Personal Computers Motorola Processors


Motorola ma2es t!e CPUs used in Macintos! and Po*erPC computers) Macintos! processors use a di##erent 6asic structural desi1n /arc!itecture0 t!an I:M3compati6le PC processors) 4it! t!e release o# t!e ;' and ;( Po*erPC processors, Macintos! computers set ne* standards #or price and per#ormance)

Apple.s ;( computers are 6ased on Motorola processors

CPUs Used in Personal Computers - RISC Processors


Most PCs are 6ased on complex instruction set computin1 /CISC0 c!ips *!ic! contain lar1e instruction sets) Reduced instruction set computin1 /RISC0 processors use smaller instruction sets) ,!is ena6les t!em to process more instructions per second t!an /CISC0 c!ips) RISC processors are #ound in Apple s Po*erPC systems, as *ell as many 7<PCs, *or2stations, minicomputers, and main#rames)

Compa=.s Alp!aSer"er computers are 6ased on RISC processors

CPUs Used in Personal Computers -Parallel Processin


In parallel processin1, multiple processors are used in a sin1le system, ena6lin1 t!em to s!are processin1 tas2s)

In a massi"ely parallel processor /MPP0 system, many processors are used) Some MPP systems utili8e t!ousands o# processors simultaneously)

lesson 8 Review
>ame t!e t!ree 6est32no*n #amilies o# CPUs and list t!eir di##erences) ?ist all t!e processors in Intel.s 8$x8% line o# processors) Identi#y t!e 2ey processor #amilies #rom AMD and Cyrix) Di##erentiate t!e processors used in Macintos! and I:M3compati6le PCs) De#ine t!e terms CISC and RISC) Identi#y one ad"anta1e o# usin1 multiple processors in computers)

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