CPUs from different Areas ???

[jutnm]

when i was shopping for CPUs a while back i noticed that the CPU's had different "areas of origins" IE (Toledo, Brisbane , Windsor) what does this mean ?????

 

[PabloTeK]

That's the actual codename; these are often based on at least one of these factors:

1) Architecture; e.g. NetBurst had the Prescott and Core has the Conroe
2) Process; this is the size of the die where most of the processing does on, some are 90nm, some 65nm and soon 45nm
3) Cache; the cache on some models is different, such as the E4300 which is an Allendale and the E6600 which is a Conroe.

The actual place of origin is on the CPU itself.

 

[jutnm]

aaaahhhhhh ic ic , for a sec i thought it came from those areas lol

 

[oscaryu1]

lol! Brisbane?

 

[Geoff]

As GCR said, those arent the locations, as I believe most if not all are from Malaysia. Those are the codenames for the processors, such as Conroe for some C2D's.