Processer SSE2 Compatibility???

Question

I'm getting ready to purchase some software that I need for a college course and I was checking out the system specs before I bought it. I noticed that it says: 'Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron 1.3GHz processor (or compatible processor with SSE2 support); dual-core processors and those with Hyper-Threading Technology supported' The only information I can find on my processer is as follows: HH412 PROCESSOR..., 80546, 2.53, 256K, CELERON PRESCOTT DESKTOP SOCKET N..., G1 How do I find out if it has 'SSE2 support' (whatever that is)? System Info: Dimension B110 / Windows Vista (I'm rolling back to XP though) / 2046MB RAM

PETER345 · Answer

It probably does given the fact that the system is not that old. However, to verify, you can download cpu-z free and it will tell you what instruction sets are supported.

SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, SIMD=Single Instruction, Multiple Data) instructions are special instructions to support multi-media and signal-processing.

Peter

Message Edited by PETER345 on 01-09-2008 09:30 AM

legalstudent25 · Answer

Thank you for your help!

Bobman101 · Answer

That's a Celeron D. It supports not only SSE2, but SSE3.

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