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I have an application to install on several user machines that requires the following processor capability:
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
I've asked my users to go to system information to determine what processor they have, but not sure how this helps:
x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11 GenuineIntel 2193 Mhz x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~2660 MhzIs there a mapping (Family X, Model XX) that tells me what kind of processor this is? I've been searching around and discovered that Family 6 Model 15 is an Intel Dual Core. My questions are:
1. Do the two processors listed above meet or exceed a Pentium 4 specification?
2. Is an Intel Dual Core as fast/faster than an Pentium 4?
Thanks!
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Download and install the http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/processors/toolspiu Processor Identification Utility. It will tell you which processor is installed, and whether it supports SSE2 or not.
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Thank you for the utility. The software the users want to install requires Pentium 4 but I still do not know if a Core 2 Duo E6400 is faster than a Pentium 4? The utility told me "Core 2 Duo E6400"
THanks again
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Much newer and "faster" (faster is a bad term since the processor clock speed (Ghz) may be slower, but the processor is able to do more operations per seconds)
The SSE2 requirement is a little harder to confirm. since I don't see the instruction support posted anywhere in a real quick look.
The tool i would recommend is CPUID from CPUZ http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html (freeware great software.Company surive on donations)
As well as the Processor Name, you get a list of Instructions support both by the processor and the mother board BIOS.
SSE2 is fairly ild so it should be supported.
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Thanks Doc:
Are you saying the Core 2 Duo CPU is newer than the Pentium 4? I ran the Intel utility and confirmed it supports SSE2 technologies. I do understand that 'faster' is a relative term.
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Yes Core 2 Duo is at least two generations newer than Pentium 4.
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