Specifications

EP-BX7/BX7+

OVERVIEW

Intel Coppermine processors (FC-PGA) 370

These Coppermine-128K and Coppermine-256K processor is the next addi-

tion to the P6 micro architecture product family. The FC-PGA package is a new

addition to the Intel IA-32 processor line and hereafter will be referred to as the

“Coppermine FC-PGA processor”, or simply “The processor”. The package utilizes

the same 370-pin zero insertion force socket (PGA370) used by the Intel Celeron

processor. Thermal solutions are attached directly to the back of the processor core

package without the use of a thermal plate or heat spreader.

The Coppermine processor, like the Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium II and Pentium

III in the P6 family processor, implement a Dynamic Execution micro architecture ---

a unique combination of multiple branch prediction, data flow analysis, and speculative

execution. This enable these processors to deliver higher performance than the Intel

Pentium processor, while maintaining binary compatibility with all previous Intel Ar-

chitecture processors. The processor also executes Intel MMX technology instruc-

tions for enhanced media and communication performance just as it’s predecessor the

Intel Pentium III processor. Additionally the Coppermine FC-PGA processor ex-

ecutes streaming SIMD (Single-Instruction Multiple Data) Extensions for enhanced

floating point and 3-D application performance. The concept of processor identification,

via CPUID, is extended in the processor family with the addition of a processor serial

number. The processor utilizes multiple low-power states such as AutoHALT, Stop-

Grant, Sleep and Deep Sleep to conserve power during idle times.