Is this an Intel Pentium engineering sample ???

[CPUbar]

I get this chip today. Anyone know it ,please tell me .

[tlccomp]

Strange.... none of the numbers make sense.
Fake, remark or both?
Wafer/die date on the bottom compared to the numbers on the top?
sSpec with 4 digits, "Q056"?
Looking closely the numbers/letters are different. Size/font?
It's also a common production chip, Pentium 166,
SY016 with the "IPP" stamp.

[CPUbar]

I look it carefuly, and it does not like fake or remake.
All the letter on it are very cleanly.

I think the Initial "Q" is an engineering sample mark.

[JAC]

The "i" is missing. They layout of the text is not normal.

You can clearly see the etching/engraving is different between the "Q056 1429" and the markings below it.

I would expect it to look like this..





Without more information I would say that is a "fake" remarking. The qspec has been put on to try add value.

[JAC]

here is a normal SY016




Notice the layout looks the same as the suspect fake, apart from the extra ICOMP text.


here is another normal SY016

[JAC]

Now we begin to see $1 chips being turned into $100+ items.

[CPUbar]

I am sure the "Q" is making below another letters, but why ?
They do not exchange the speed but making this . I wonder!!!

[Cpuswe]

[debs3759]

I say it's a fake due to the change of font used for the"Q056" line, with the letters having a very different lok to them.

[Cpuswe]

Would this be the first chip known to be faked for collecting reasons then or why else???

[CPUbar]

I hate fake chips and never collect them.

[Marcin]

Can be very early fake of Pentium 150. All prints looks like fake. Maybe it was to early to sale Pentium 166 and that's why someone tried to make ES.

[CPUbar]

More detail about this chip.

[JAC]

I am convinced that is a fake remarking.

I havent seen Intel es/qs with variations in the engraving. I suspect this might be a recent fake, one for collectors.

[CPUbar]