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Originally Posted by ntl customer
What motherboard are you using?
What are the differenced between the Northwood and Prescott chips?
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The "Prescott" core also has a 31 stage pipeline vs the 20 stage pipeline found in the "Northwood" and "Gallatin" cores, which is the main reason why they have a higher IPC than "Prescott" in most app's at the same clock speed. "Prescott" was also manufactured using strained silicon, which is the main reason it runs hotter than its "Northwood" counterpart.