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Intel: It's Raining CPUs

Right now, you can chose between five processor types, using three different packages. For beginners, it is not quite easy to get an overview and even some retailers make mistakes when ordering or selling Intel CPUs. The following table includes all available Intel CPUs:

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CPU	Socket	Package	Core	FSB	Frequencies	Voltage
Pentium III	Slot 1	SECC2	Katmai	100 or 133 MHz	450 to 600 MHz	2.00 or 2.05 Volts
Pentium III	Slot 1	SECC2	Coppermine	100 or 133 MHz	533 to 1000 MHz	1.65 or 1.70 Volts
Pentium III	Socket 370 (PGA370)	FC-PGA	Coppermine	100 or 133 MHz	500 to 933 MHz	1.60 to 1.70 Volts
Celeron	Socket 370 (PGA370)	PPGA	Mendocino	66 MHz	300 to 533 MHz	2.0 Volts
Celeron	Socket 370 (PGA370)	FC-PGA	Coppermine-128	66 MHz	533 to 700 MHz	1.50 to 1.70 Volts

The newer CPUs with Coppermine core require less core voltage than former models. Thus it's very likely that older motherboards using Slot-1 or Socket 370 don't support Coppermine CPUs, as they cannot provide the required voltage (between 1.5 and 1.7V). This applies both to the Pentium III and the new Celerons. All motherboards in this review are of course able to run both processors, so only the owners of boards, which are more than one year old, need to check the supported voltages.

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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.