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Pentium III Katmai 550

Table 6-48: Pentium III Katmai 550 Specifications

Processor Family

Model Name

Intel Pentium III Katmai


 

Performance Rating

550 MHz

 

Front-side Bus Speed

100 MHz

 

Multiplier Ratio

5.5×

 

Core Voltage

2.0 volts

 

Power Consumption

21 watts

 

Maximum Power

30.8 watts

Table 6-49: Pentium III Katmai 550 Overclocking

Pentium III Katmai

Model Rating

550 MHz


Overclocking Potential

Multiplier Lock Support

Locked Multiplier

 

Typical Multiplier O/C

N/A

 

Typical Front-side Bus O/C

Up to 112 MHz

 

Typical O/C Potential

575 – 616 MHz

 

Maximum O/C Potential

~ 650 MHz

Overclocking Tolerances

Recommended Cooling Type

Forced-Air Heatsink

 

Recommended Heatsink Coolers

Globalwin VES20

  

Alpha P3125

 

Recommended Peltier Active Cooler

Swiftech MC1000

  

PC-10a Cooler

 

Maximum Core Voltage

2.2 volts with Heatsink Cooler

 

Maximum I/O Voltage

3.5 volts with Chipset Cooler

 

Maximum Core Temperature

80 – 85° Celsius

Strategy

The Katmai 550-MHz processor also offers minimal overclocking potential due to its 5.5× internal multiplier. Most Katmai 550 models will reach their maximum overclocking rate around 575 MHz, just beyond the default core rate of this chip. Accordingly, the retail Intel heatsink cooler should prove adequate for overclocking this processor.


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