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	Encyclopedia: Pentium MMX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pentium OverDrive processors were released at speeds of 63 and 83MHz as an upgrade option for older 486-class computers.
		The original Pentium microprocessor had the internal code name P5, and was a pipelined in-order superscalar microprocessor, produced using a 0.8 µm process.
		The Pentium brand is now used for desktop parts, the Celeron brand is used for "value" parts (typically lower performance and lower price), and the Xeon brand is used for high-performance parts suitable for servers and power-users.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pentium-MMX (758 words)

	Pentium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pentium was originally to be named 80586 or i586, but the name was changed to Pentium (presumably because "pent-" means "five") because numbers could not be trademarked.
		Subsequently, the P55C was released as the Pentium with MMX Technology (usually just called Pentium MMX); it was based on the P5 core, the 0.35 µm process was also used for this series, but it had a new set of 57 "MMX" instructions to improve working on multimedia tasks, such as encoding and decoding media.
		The Pentium brand is now used for desktop parts, the Celeron brand is used for "value" parts (typically lower performance and lower price), and the Xeon brand is used for high-performance parts suitable for servers and workstations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pentium (777 words)

	Pentium II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Pentium II is an x86 architecture microprocessor by Intel, introduced on May 7, 1997.
		It was based on a modifed version of the P6 core first used for the Pentium Pro, but with improved 16-bit performance and the addition of the MMX instructions which had already been introduced on the Pentium MMX.
		Unlike previous Intel processors such as the Pentium and Pentium Pro, the Pentium II was packaged in a slot-based form-factor rather than a socket one.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pentium_II (454 words)

	Intel Pentium MMX - The Processor Emporium (UK) - (Page 1 of 2)
		The Pentium MMX was also significant in that it marked the introduction of a new set of instructions in the guise of "MMX".
		The end result was the Pentium MMX running with a core voltage of 2.8v and an I/O voltage of 3.3v, thus the split voltage requirement was needed.
		MMX (rumoured to stand for Multi-Media eXtensions, although this was denied by Intel) was the first instruction level enhancement made to "x86" architechture since the 386.
	www.zen26266.zen.co.uk /PMMX.htm (470 words)

	BDTI - Intel MMX Pentium
		The architecture of the MMX Pentium is the same as that of the original Pentium except for number of improvements, the most visible of which are deeper pipelines, larger caches, improved branch prediction, and 57 new instructions intended for DSP, image, and video processing—the MMX instructions.
		The MMX Pentium is expected to replace the original Pentium during the course of 1997.
		As in the original Pentium, the MMX Pentium provides both a fixed-point integer data path that allows up to two operations to be executed simultaneously, and a floating-point data path that allows one operation to be performed at a time.
	www.bdti.com /procsum/mmx_pent.htm (627 words)

	Pentium
		Subsequently, the P55C was released as the Pentium with MMX Technology (usually just called Pentium MMX); it was based on the P5 core, but had significant changes for MMX and improved instruction decoding.
		In early 5 volt 60 MHz and 66 MHz Pentiums, a problem in the floating point unit code when doing division was discovered in 1994 and is known as the Pentium FDIV bug.
		These early examples of Pentium processors were also known for their fragility and relatively high levels of heat-production.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/pentium.html (487 words)

	MMX Assignment: CAD - Pentium MMX Processor
		MMX extends the x86 instruction set by 57 new instructions, which do not apply only to multimedia, but were developed with the requirements of multimedia code in mind.
		MMX will have few benefits for mainstream business programs, but the demand for realistic multimedia is increasingly driving PC performance needs, forcing Intel to develop faster and more reliable technology.
		MMX also offers a variety of features that help the programmers avoid branches in their code, thus reducing the number of pipeline stalls.
	www.cis.strath.ac.uk /~dunc/_archives/cad_1996/mmxpractical/pmccread.html (1120 words)

	Intel® Pentium® Processors with MMX™ Technology for Embedded Computing - Overview
		Pentium processors with MMX technology can provide a 10 to 20 percent performance boost over classic Pentium processors at the same frequency.
		In addition, the MMX technology versions of the processor double on-chip code and data caches to 16 Kbytes and feature improved branch prediction, an enhanced pipeline and deeper write buffers for improved performance.
		MMX technology provides 57 new instruction sets to improve processor performance in traditional digital signal processor [DSP] applications, including the graphics, audio and voice processing capabilities now emerging as value-added features in high-performance embedded products.
	www.intel.com /design/intarch/mmx/mmx.htm (573 words)

	Pentium and Pentium MMX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In fact, Intel implemented an "s-spec" rating which is marked on each Pentium CPU which tells the owner some key data about the processor in order to make sure they have their motherboard set correctly.
		It was a move by Intel to improve the original Pentium and make it better serve the needs in the multimedia and performance department.
		MMX was not the only improvement on the Pentium MMX.
	www.pcmech.com /show/intel/91/licensing.htm (630 words)

	MMX Assignment: Intel Pentium MMX : The Lowdown
		MMX is an extension to the Intel Architecture (IA) which is used in the x86 range of processors manufactured by Intel.
		MMX is an attempt to increase performance in the popular multimedia area of computing.
		This represents a doubling in size of the cache memory of the Pentium, and is responsible for a ten percent performance increase.
	www.cis.strath.ac.uk /~dunc/_archives/cad_1996/mmxpractical/rfullert.html (1577 words)

	Article: The MMX Files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While more than a dozen software titles supported MMX at the technology's launch in January, there are unlikely to be large numbers of applications supporting MMX for a year or more, as software developers design new versions of their applications.
		One interesting application for MMX technology that is just appearing on the horizon: Some semiconductor vendors are starting to use the technology to eliminate add-on boards or chips, allowing hardware vendors to offer less expensive versions of their products.
		The Pentium II is expected to be available for close to $3,000--a good deal considering that the first Pentiums were originally introduced for about $5,000.
	www.entrepreneur.com /article/print/0,2361,227316,00.html (1157 words)

	Intel Pentium with MMX Technology ("P55C")
		The chief (well-publicized) difference between the Pentium with MMX and the Pentium Classic is the inclusion of the MMX instruction set extensions.
		The MMX capability is implemented on the Pentium with MMX by sharing the registers used by the floating point unit.
		For its part, Intel has moved on to the Pentium II, and as a result the Pentium with MMX is being used on fewer and fewer new systems, in favor of the newer chip.
	www.pcguide.com /ref/cpu/fam/g5P55-c.html (870 words)

	Fast IDEA for Pentium MMX/Pentium
		MMX is a relatively new multimedia extension to super-scalar Pentium family, having a limited version of SIMD.
		MMX extensions are incorporated in every new Intel processor, including the processor that is currently without doubt the most popular -- Pentium II.
		A 866 MHz Pentium III achieves 500 Mbit/s, which is in the same range as the hardware implementations of the AES candidates.
	home.cyber.ee /helger/implementations/fastidea (928 words)

	MMX -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MMX is rumoured to stand for MultiMedia eXtensions or Multiple Math eXtension, but officially it is a meaningless (Click link for more info and facts about initialism) initialism (A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product) trademarked by Intel.
		Another problem for MMX is that it only provides integer operations.
		Each of the eight 64-bit MMX vector registers, aliased on the eight existing floating point registers, could represent two 32-bit (Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero) integers, four 16-bit short integers, or eight 8-bit chars.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mm/mmx2.htm (427 words)

	Intel Pentium MMX: Old technology is still a good upgrade
		In contrast to the Cyrix 6x86MX, the Intel Pentium MMX has a pipelined FPU, which means it can start the preliminaries of one floating point operation while it is finishing up another.
		But because these processors were introduced later than the Intel Pentium MMX and Cyrix 6x86MX, they're not compatible with the BIOS, voltage, and slow clock speeds of older motherboards like the one in my computer.
		On the other hand, Intel rates the maximum speed of its 233 MHz Pentium MMX rather conservatively; this chip has an excellent record for overclocking to this speed, and failures are rare.
	wondersmith.com /rants/pentium.htm (1103 words)

	WinDrivers Computer Tech Support Forums - PENTIUM S vs PENTIUM MMX
		I have the opportunity of adquiring a Pentium S 200 MHz or a Pentium MMX 200 MHz, and I dont know wich is the better of them.
		MMX processors are consumes more power from voltage regulators,though.So,make sure You have enough cooling for regulators,especially if it not an impulse voltage regulators.
		Either way, the MMX is better, but your motherboard must, as others have pointed out, support dual voltages or it is useless.
	forums.windrivers.com /showthread.php?t=341 (374 words)

	Does the Pentium MMX Live up to the Expectations? - Tom's Hardware Guide Russia
		As soon as MMX instructions will be used in all applications, the improvement may be considerably higher, particularly in image processing applications.
		Don't forget that a Pentium MMX 166 is already faster than a Pentium Classic 200 under these circumstances and hence the Pentium Classic 200 should only be purchased if it is cheaper than the Pentium MMX 166.
		The Pentium MMX release will push the software developers to create new MMX based applications, which probably will just begin to hit the market when their MMX CPUs M2 and K6 are coming out.
	www.thg.ru /cpu/19970127/print.html (1669 words)

	An illustrated Guide to Pentiums
		MMX is a new set of instructions (57 new integer instructions, four new data types, and eight 64 bit registers), which expand the capabilities of the CPU.
		Programs, which are written with MMX instructions, can still be run on, for example, a Pentium without MMX.
		Compared to the Pentium Classic, the Pentium MMX were further improved with 32 KB L1 cache (the old one had 16 KB).
	www.karbosguide.com /hardware/module3c3.htm (554 words)

	WindWalker Access - WindWalker's PC
		Now because Pentium MMX-233s are meant by Intel to run at 66x3.5=233, the 3.5x multiplier is needed for these processors, even though a Pentium MMX-166 is never supposed to use the 3.5x multiplier.
		Old Pentium MMX 200s that were manufactured before 233s were (when 200 was top-of-the-line), don't support the 3.5x multiplier since that was designed for the Pentium MMX 233.
		It seems that starting in mid-October 1997, due to extremely high yields (meaning that practically every Pentium MMX produced now is capable of running at 233MHz and every Pentium II produced now is capable of running at 300MHz perfectly fine), Intel is making these processors with their multipliers disabled by not bonding them.
	www.netreach.net /~wieland7/Hardware/IntelMultipliers.html (1044 words)

	pentium mmx printers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hence I used the slowest Pentium MMX to compete against the fastest official Pentium...
		Intel is targeting the Pentium MMX at the home user and positioning the...
		Pentium MMX A Pentium CPU with added instructions for improved multimedia performance.
	www.getintelinfo.com /33/pentium-mmx-printers.html (368 words)

	Intel Pentium 4 MMX performance
		The recent arrival of the Intel Pentium 4 processor has generated the usual flurry of benchmarks and comments, most of them emphasizing that current software does not fully exploit the power of this new architecture (click here for an overview of the SSE2 instruction set).
		However, until the Pentium 4 gains a significant share of the market, most applications will not be tuned for it, so it is interesting to analyze of the P4 runs current MMX/SSE code.
		This is major drawback compared to the P6 core, in which most MMX instructions could be issued to Port 0 or Port 1.
	www.tommesani.com /P4MMX.html (454 words)

	intel pentium mmx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Pentium with MMX is a lot like the Pentium "Classic.
		Intel has retained the Pentium brand name for later generations of processor architectures, which are internally quite different from the...
		Overall, the Pentium with MMX is a very good chip, and with Intel aggressively cutting prices it has become pretty much the mainstream processor of choice...
	www.getintelinfo.com /80/intel-pentium-mmx.html (277 words)

	CPU-Central
		The Pentium MMX now includes a branch prediction unit, which was taken from Intel's own Pentium Pro, and also has an implementation of a Return Stack, as known from the IBM/Cyrix 6x86's.
		The Pentium MMX requires at least 2.8V for the CPU core, and 3.3V for the CPU I/O interface.
		So even though the Pentium MMX is supposed to be Socket 7 compatible, you may need to purchase a new motherboard that supports split voltages if you wish to use a Pentium MMX CPU.
	www.cpu-central.com /Hardware.asp?id=564&hw_id=2&htype=cpus&display=1 (766 words)

	Intel Pentium with MMX Technology OverDrive
		Most older Pentium motherboards cannot handle the new Pentium with MMX because of its requirement for a 2.8V core.
		Keeping with the tradition of Intel's OverDrive line, the Pentium with MMX OverDrive includes a converter that lets it run in Socket 5 motherboards (except for the 200) and Socket 7s that do not have 2.8V support.
		Refer to the section on the Pentium with MMX for more description of its improvements over the Pentium.
	www.pcguide.com /ref/cpu/fam/g5P55OD-c.html (578 words)

	Welcome to AnandTech.com [ Article: Intel Pentium MMX] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Pentium MMX was the first processor to use the new split-rail voltage, with its core running at 2.8v the Pentium MMX made a mobile laptop design very simple and easy to implement
		As with the AMD K6, Intel's Pentium MMX 233 uses an internal clock multiplier designed to activate everytime a 1.5x clock multiplier is set on the motherboard, therefore by setting your jumpers to the 66MHz x 1.5 setting you get a 3.5x clock multiplier resulting in a 233MHz clock speed.
		As you can tell, Intel does have some future plans for the Pentium MMX, by shrinking their fabrication techniques to 0.28 micron or lower they will be able to produce low power solutions with support for mobile systems at clock speeds up to 266MHz.
	www.anandtech.com /printarticle.html?i=123 (764 words)

	Pentium MMX question - TechIMO Forums
		Also, does an MMX processor work in any motherboard of that era or does it need to be a certain motherboard....in other words can I just take out a nonMMX cpu and slap in an MMX cpu or does the motherboard have any say in the matter?
		My cousin had a compaq with a Pentium 120 which he was able to upgrade to a 200mmx, however he did need to get some kind of adapter that went between the socket and the processor for the MMX chip to work.
		AFAIK, the MMX motherboards require a "dual-voltage core" CPU, this provides one voltage to the processor and yet another to the RAM.
	www.techimo.com /forum/t42107.html (511 words)

	MMX/DirectX Programming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Well, the main component of the PC is of course the CPU, which nowadays is either Pentium or Pentium 2.
		So for the sake of simplicity, think of the Pentium with MMX as a CPU that was designed with extra hardware to help the PC to perform certain operations.
		In most cases, you'll be wise to insist on MMX technology, because as stated, things move faster when MMX technology is incorporated.
	www.tego.com /Items/DirectDrawForVB/DDForVb1040.htm (213 words)

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