Pentium 3

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Similar to Pentium II, the Pentium III processor also uses a Dynamic Execution micro-architecture: a unique combination of multiple branch prediction, data flow analysis, and speculative execution. The Pentium III has two major differences with Pentium II: Improved MMX and Processor serial number feature.

The improved MMX has totally 70 instructions enabling advanced imaging, 3D streaming audio and video, and speech recognition for enhanced Internet Experience: technology instructions for enhanced media and communication performance. Additionally, Streaming SIMD (single-instruction, multiple data) Extensions for enhanced floating point and 3-D application performance.

It also consisted of Internet Streaming SIMD Extensions which consisted of 70 instructions and includes single instruction, multiple data for loating-point, additional SIMD integer and cacheability control instructions. Data Pre-fetch Logic anticipates the data needed by the application programs and pre-loads into the Advanced Transfer Cache increasing performance.


The processor has multiple low power states such as Sleep, and Deep to conserve power during idle times. The system bus runs at 100MHz and 133MHzallowing for a 33% increase in available bandwidth to the processor. The Processor Serial Number extends the concept of processor identification by providing a 96-bit software accessible processor number that may be used by applications to identify a system. Applications include membership authentication, data backup/restore protection, removable storage data protection, and managed access to files.

Pentium 3 Microprocessor.

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