Memory Form Factor Quiz ©Richard L. Goldman June 18, 2002
AcronymStands for…Number of Pins DIPDual Inline PackageVaries SIPPSingle Inline Pin Package30 SIMMSingle Inline Memory Module30 & 72 DIMMDual Inline Memory Module168 DDR DIMMDouble Data Rate DIMM184 RIMMRambus184 CRIMMContinuity RIMM184
AcronymStands for…Number of Pins SO DIMM-3232-bit Small Outline DIMM72 SO DIMM-6464-bit Small Outline DIMM144 SO RIMMSmall Outline RIMM160
Typical Intel CPU, Chip Set, & Memory Configurations
CPU (Intel) CPU Reg. CPU Data Path Chip Set (Intel) CPU MHz Sys Bus MHz Memory Type Pkg NameNameMem Bus MHz Mem Pkg Data Path Transfer Rate (8086 Turbo) (8) 4.77 FPMDIP SIPP-30 SIMM FPMSIMM SX 386DX FPM EDO SIMM SX 486DX FMP EDO SIMM-72 Pentium 60 Pentium 66 Pentium 75 Pentium FPM EDO SIMM-72 Pentium Pro FPM EDO BEDO SIMM-72 Pentium II FPM EDO BEDO SDRAM SIMM-72 DIMM-168PC (32) (64) Pentium III SDRAM DDR Rambus SDRAM Rambus DIMM-168 DIMM-184 PC100 PC133 PC1600 PC2100 PC GB/sec 21.GB/sec Pentium SDRAM DDR Rambus DIMM-168 DIMM-184 DIMM- PC133 PC2100 PC2700 PC800 PC1066