Intel Celeron Covington core

Previous generation		Related core	Next Generation
	Covington » 0.25 micron » No L2 cache Celeron	Deschutes » 512 KB L2 cache Pentium III	Mendocino » 0.25 micron » On-die 128 KB L2 cache Celeron

The Covington core was introduced on April 15, 1998. This core is based on P6 microarchitecture.

Celeron processors with Covington core can be identified by:

• Part number: part number contains "80523R".
  An example: BX80523R300000.
• CPU ID: Processors with the Covington core have CPU identification numbers 650 and 651. Please note that Pentium II Xeon CPUs with Drake core and Pentium II processors with Deschutes core have the same CPU IDs.
• Cache size: Only Celeron processors with Covington core didn't have level 2 cache.

Microprocessor families	Celeron (SEPP)
Manufacturing technology	0.25 micron
Frequency	266 MHz - 300 MHz
Fastest processor	Celeron 300 MHz
Front-side bus	66 MHz
L2 cache	None
Package	Single Edge Processor Package
Socket	Slot 1