CPU Stepping

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Last response: June 4, 2002 6:03 AM in CPUs

obsolete233

June 4, 2002 12:51:09 AM

Can somebody please explain "stepping"? I keep seeing the term show up in CPU discussions.

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lhgpoobaa

June 4, 2002 2:56:22 AM

Revisions.
bug fixes.
core tweaks.

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texas_techie

June 4, 2002 4:24:23 AM

Funny, i thought stepping was refering to the week/month the CPU was produced. AMD uses a series of letters and numbers to denote when the chip was made.
If a particular "stepping" of the chip overclocks well, everyone starts running out looking for it. Essentially, a good batch of overclockable CPUs = a good stepping.
But then again, im retarded - so i may be way off here. ANyone else wanna throw in their 2 cents?

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Matisaro

June 4, 2002 6:03:41 AM

A stepping is a revision, but it also contains week/ship data.

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Intel introduced a new Pentium 4 stepping, C1. Unaware of what a processor stepping is? Think of the updated stepping of the processor core as a newer version. Much like a game developer releases a newer version of their latest game with all the latest bug fixes and performance enhancements, CPU manufacturers AMD and Intel release newer processor steppings every now and then.

<A HREF="http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/pentium41800/def..." target="_new">http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/pentium41800/def...;/A>

The first 4 letter/numbers on an amd chip are the "stepping" code, the last numbers show ship date etc etc.

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