Different stepping by looking at the chip/box?

[mark204]

I ordered 2 of these chips, both have the spec SL8ZH but one has codes ending with /05B and one with /05A on the chip; is this the stepping?

I'm confused because the article points out that BO is newer than AO; the chip with /05A has an April 06 date, the chip with /05B has a Feb 06 date.

Thanks

 

[zarooch]

I ordered 2 of these chips, both have the spec SL8ZH but one has codes ending with /05B and one with /05A on the chip; is this the stepping?

I'm confused because the article points out that BO is newer than AO; the chip with /05A has an April 06 date, the chip with /05B has a Feb 06 date.

Thanks

the codes 05A/05B are for platform compatibility guide! the Core stepping is B0 and is better than A0...

Platform Compatibility Guide for this processor is 05A.

See it for yourself here

 

[zarooch]

Also i don't think so that Intel Pentium D 805 processor came with Platform Compatibility Guide 05B... its 05A

see it for yourself here

 

[mark204]

Thanks!

Is it possible to tell which stepping you have by looking at the chip / box?

 

[zarooch]

Thanks!

Is it possible to tell which stepping you have by looking at the chip / box?

well its usually written on the box itself... also you can read that last 5 characters of your boxed product order code... in ur case that would surely be SL8ZH... so when u've read it goto http://processorfinder.intel.com/ and enter this into the sSpec No. field it will show you the details of that particular processor from where you can compare the details of your boxed processor!

i think its also written on the cpu chip itself...

 

[mark204]

Thanks again, that answered my question!!

As for the /05A on one of my chips, the printing on this chip is realy crappy, I'll take a better look under a mag glass.