The middle digit of the sub-model identification indicates type and clock speed
of the installed CPU, except for the early PS/2 systems
(all models 25, 30, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, P70, P75, and 80) where it has a different meaning.
List compiled by David Beem.
Note:
We are making a few assumptions here (marked as "Theory"), to see if it can be fully pinned down...
Code | Meaning |
1 | 386SX-16 |
2 | 386SLC-16 |
3 | 386SX-16 (duplicate of '1'), Theory: working FLOAT pin? |
4 | 386SX-20 |
5 | 386SLC-20 |
6 | 486SLC2-40 (CPU daughtercard on 8556/8557) |
7 | Theory: 486SLC3-60? (CPU daughtercard on 8556/8557) |
8 | 386DX-20 |
B | 486SLC2-50 (9533/9553/9556/9557 planar or CPU daughtercard on 9556/9557) |
C | 386DX-25 |
D | 386DX-33 |
E | 486SLC3-75 (9556/9557 planar or CPU daughtercard on 9556/9557) |
F | Theory: 486SX-16? |
G | 486SX-20 |
H | 486SX-25 |
I | Theory: 486DX-16? |
J | 486DX-25 |
K | 486DX-33 |
L | 486DX2-50 |
M | 486DX-50 |
N | 486DX2-66 |
P | Pentium 60 |
Q | Pentium 66 |
T | 486DX4-100 |
U, X | 486SX-33 (Theory: one PGA, the other PQFP?) |
Y | Pentium 90 |
Possible missing encodings: POD63/POD83, IBM 486DLC2, 486SL.
IBM even had little stickers included with the CPU daughtercards to put over the sub-model label.
What about zero?
From Tim:
What about 0 for the Type 0 and 0- 386DX-20 complexes in the Model 90s?
David replies:
The 8590-402 was a '4' "Special Bid" unit that makes use of the sub-model
middle digit CPU encoding for other uses - There is no '0' CPU as far as I know.
Another late night thought is the Intel 486DX3-75 and classic Pentium 100MHz
CPUs not on any factory PS/2 configuration. I believe IBM attempted to cover
every Intel and IBM CPU from the 386SX to classic Pentium at all offered clock
speeds. IBM was anal enough to have a separate encoding of whether the same IBM
486SLC2 CPU daughtercard was running at 40MHz (from an 8556/8557 planar host)
or 50Mhz (from a 9556/9557 planar host or 9533/9553 planar) internally.
I also thought about checking the CPU encoding for the PS/2 N45 ("PS/2 Note")
sub-models since it uses the Intel 486SL-25 CPU (there is also an Intel 486SL-33)...
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