Intel Pentium III Xeon 667 MHz processor

Advantages: fast, new
Disadvantages: expensive

...I upgraded from an Intel Pentium II 450 mhz to the new Intel Pentium III 700 mhz mainly because of the upgrade offer at a low cost. I found that immediately there was a noticeable difference and just the way in which my computer carried out every day tasks like opening programs and the likes seemed to fly through as if my old chip was carrying 4 suitcases with it on it's chores! I find no problems at all with it and I would seriously recommend it to anyone after a high speed processor with lightning speed and good capabilities.... Read review

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Advantages: small and less space consuming
Disadvantages: Does not look that good

...This small micro station is just as powerfull and fast as any other Dell Computer. Main Specs Product Description IBM IntelliStation Z Pro 6866 - PIII Xeon 866 MHz Type Workstation Form Factor Micro tower Dimensions (WxDxH) 21.6 cm x 60.7 cm x 44 cm Weight 34 kg Localisation English / United Kingdom Processor 1 x Intel Pentium III Xeon 866 MHz Cache Memory 256 KB (installed) / 256 KB (max) - L2 Cache - Advanced Transfer Cache RAM 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - RDRAM (RAMBUS) - ECC - 600 MHz Storage Controller SCSI ( Ultra2 Wide SCSI ) - PCI Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy Hard Drive 1 x 9.1 GB - standard - Ultra2 SCSI Optical Storage 1 x CD-ROM Monitor None Graphics Controller AGP 4x - nVidia Riva TNT2 - 64 MB Audio Output Sound card - Intel AC 97 - PCI - stereo - 16-bit Networking Network adapter... Read review

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Advantages: Established, good value, stable, large L2 cache
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest nor the best performing

...This processor, based on the highly successful Pentium III core is well established in servers - the large (up to 2mb) L2 cache allows good server performance for multiple users. It can be used in dual or quad array, and currently is available in speeds of up to 800mhz. New competitors in the field, including P4 Xeon and AMD MP Athlon 'Palomino' may be ahead in terms of performance, but currently P4 Xeons cost the earth, and P4 is doubted to be much better performers than PIII anyway. The AMDs are currently unreleased to the market, therefore leaving the PIII to take up the slack in small server markets. Its core enhances over the PII Xeon make it a more viable option, and price drops to keep the PIII competitive with AMD and P4 make it economically sensible. The PIII's stability (key feature for a server) plays an important role... Read review

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