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    Montevina vs Penryn?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by MaXimus, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. MaXimus

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    I thought I had a Montevina CPU but according to CPU Z it reports it as Penryn

    what's the diff? which is better?

    I have 6 MB L2 cache

    check sig
     
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    Montevina is the platform of which Penryn CPU's are used. Penryn CPUs are also used in Santa Rosa but only those with an 800MHZ FSB bus compatibility will get the rated speed of the CPU.

    What you might mean is what is the difference between Santa Rosa (ICH8M) and Montevina (ICH9M).

    The difference is the front side bus (FSB). Montevina uses a 1066MHZ FSB and can use DDR2 and DDR3 RAM. Santa Rosa uses 800MHz FSB and DDR2 RAM. Both platforms use Socket P for their processors.
     
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    oh ok thanks
     
    MaXimus, Jan 30, 2009
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    my FSB is 1066 MHz.

    so that means?
     
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    Means it's a Montevina notebook platform. The CPU in your sig is a Monetvina Penryn.
     
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    Thanks for the clarification d00d
     
    MaXimus, Jan 30, 2009
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