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How do you name your CPUs?

A topic by Bloxis created Aug 01, 2018 Views: 984 Replies: 9
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That's a question for the ages:How do you name your CPUs?

I personally name them like this. Tech level of CPU(Always start at 10), which version, and the last digit in the double digit number representing how many pins. For example, the 324 would be referring to a CPU that has a tech level of 3, is the 2nd in the series, and could refer to a 24 pin CPU. The only exception to this entire naming system would be 1.5 and 1 trail width, in which I just consolidate it as "1XY".

I Name mines according to the number that they are, the first is C1, the second C2, and so on

Interesting way to do so.

I name them after the Architectures which I name after Galaxies

I do it differently each time.
Ex. DIP16-400K

Ex 2. Wolf PLCC24-1.5M

I normally name then with the company name, the brand name(which is normally about packages), and 1,2,3, a number based on the number of cpus made for that brand(but if there isn't a big improvement between the two cpus i just leave a letter on it but same number), like, in a game i named my company lana, so for that last package my cpus were called lana flat-number just because it was a flat package without height, and for the dual cores i used lana core- number

How I Would Do It Is Company Then A  Word Like Gold Or A Letter Like I C Etc..., Then A Number In The 4 Digits Range And End It Off With A Random String Of Numbers And Letter With The Last 3 Reserve For Which Region Its Primary Selling At.

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I usually do a letter then a number and another letter, eg. 'i1 A' , 'i1 B+' , 'i4 B'. Then after that I would do the number of pins and the clock speed so a full one could look like this: 'i1 A 14-106'


+If its in a DIP then I usually put DIP after the pin number, if its PLCC then etc etc etc

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My way of naming CPUs is pretty standard.

I create a single brand called 'CPU' for everyone (from oldest to newest).

My CPU branded CPUs are always given cardinal numbers in ascending order (first CPU is called '1', second CPU '2', third CPU '3' and so on). For example, my CPU branded CPUs are always given cardinal numbers in ascending order (first CPU is called '1', second CPU '2', third CPU '3' and so on.) For example: my fourteenth CPU is called 'CPU14' because the brand is 'CPU' and its model is '14'.

It's a very simple pattern and reduces the likelihood of getting the CPU name wrong.

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Mines are based on tech generation:

-1st generation (1970-1993)

"Brand name" (based on package) and sum of "clock speed" + "number of pins".

Brand names are "DIPPY" for DIP , "SQUARE" for PLCC, "GOLDIE" for PGA (they change every time).

Ex.1 : DIP 14 pin, 400 kHz, will be "DIPPY 414" 

Ex.2: PLCC 96 pin, 20 MHz, will be "SQUARE 20096"


After "Pentium" birth (1993), start 2nd gen, and names are more "commercial" based on company name:

Ex.1 : PGA 282 pin, 100 MHz, company name "BugTech",  will be "Buggie 1"

Ex.2: PGA  380 pin, 300 MHz, will be "Buggie 3"


-3rd generation (Giga era) names are based on clock (first 2 digits), last 2 numbers of pins + commercial name

Ex.1: PGA 754 pin, 1.5 GHz, will be "Buggie 1554"

Ex.2: PGA 754 pin 1.8 GHz, will be "Buggie 1854"

Ex.3: PGA 1366 pin, 2.4 GHz, will be "Buggie 2466"


-4th generation (dual core era) names are the same of 3rd gen, but i usually add a reference based on core numbers

Ex.1: PGA 1366 pin, 2.0 GHz, experimental dual core, will be "Buggie 2066 XD"

Ex.2: PGA 1366 pin, 2.0 GHz, basic dual core, will be "Buggie 2066 BD"

Ex.3: PGA 1366 pin, 2.0 GHz, dual core, will be "Buggie 2066 RD"