What is a CPU stepping?

[W1zzard]

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[Easy Rhino]

how does one go about finding out the stepping information on the cpu ?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

heres a link for the spec updates for the core 2 duo.

http://developer.intel.com/design/processor/specupdt/313279.htm

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

how does one go about finding out the stepping information on the cpu ?

CPU label..

I.e. my 3700+

ADA3700DKA5CF
CCBIE0614DPMW

Magenta= Core/Cache/Voltage
Yellow- Revision- CF= E6
Lime= Stepping (CCBIE)
Underlines numbers- WEEK/Month it was made 14th week of 06
DPMW is an unknown quality code still..

Its different for intel, ofcourse.

 

[Easy Rhino]

CPU label..

I.e. my 3700+

ADA3700DKA5CF
CCBIE0614DPMW

Magenta= Core/Cache/Voltage
Yellow- Revision- CF= E6
Lime= Stepping (CCBIE)
Underlines numbers- WEEK/Month it was made 14th week of 06
DPMW is an unknown quality code still..

Its different for intel, ofcourse.

wow very detailed response! thanks!

so i look for this right on the chip.

 

[MrSeanKon]

I would like to add this enormous thread at Ocforums which includes many info about AMD CPUs/steppings, chipsets and motherboards.

 

[juniorandac]

 

[kraeger]

Pretty good info here. Thanks!