Am I real? A Pentium 233MMX with a different S-Spec

[Neon]

This Intel Pentium 233MMX has S-Spec SY27S. The similar S-Spec SL27S is often seen for this processor.

This one boots and identifies as expected.

Is this a new S-Spec, or fake processor, or misprint, or something else?

[frag_]

Looks like fake for me...

[JAC]

Another thing that is unsual is all SY spec has SY0xx.
I do not see a single other SY spec that does not have a 0 after the prefix.

The printing looks bad, especially the 5's

CPUID is 0543h or 2543h ?

That is not much help, as SL23W for example as the same cpuid 0543h or 2543h.

So the only thing left is to visual examine and maybe perform a heat test between a known good 233Mhz and this one. Maybe also an overclocked 200.


So.. if it is fake, then it has to be a lower speed uprated.. if it is not fake, then it could be anything???

[D.8080]

Try removing any paint in a corner, looks revarnished to me.

X-rays eyes perk

[gshv]

Looks fake to me. Markings on the bottom are very poorly done. Matrix code, "Intel Pentium", and "w/ MMX tech" text looks black. Are they really black, or they only look black on the picture?

Gennadiy

[thomsonicus]

I'd say fake too. The print looks dodgy, "H" looks a lot too narrow, "A" looks like it has straight legs (compared to 'triangle' type normal ones).

[Neon]