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Pentium-M 760 2.0GHz Processor - Dothan or Sonoma - What is it?

post #1 of 4
6/24/05 at 10:05am
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Well, I ordered my i6000 with a Pentium-M 760 - That's supposed to be the Sonoma, right.

Well, RightMark CPU Clock and Everest report me as having a Dothan.

What's the deal??

My cpu clock increments are 133MHz.
My north bridge is: Intel Alviso i915PM
My south bridge is: Intel 82801FBM (ICH6-M)

The information I have been reading this morning has conflicted a little, so I am looking for all of your input.
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post #2 of 4
6/24/05 at 6:29pm
I believe there's a bunch of information on exactly why this is on these forums and on the internet in general. I suggest doing a search. Basically (as I understand it), the processor is a Dothan, meaning it's a Pentium M. Sonoma refers to the chipset and Centrino package (i.e. it's not just the processor). Don't worry, you haven't been swindled by Dell .
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post #3 of 4
6/24/05 at 8:18pm
^ Bingo. And the CPU clock gives it away, this is quad-pumped, since you report 133MHz (times by 4) = 533MHz FSB which is used on the Sonoma platform. The 'old' Dothan Pentium-M's use a quad-pumped 100MHz clock.

Stu
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post #4 of 4
6/24/05 at 11:40pm
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Whew...thank goodness. I was feeling really uncomfortable for a minute there. I did a search on this board, but I really didn't find anything concrete. Thanks for the responses though.
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