GenuineIntel = an Intel processor
Family 15 = Netburst architecture (Pentium 4 / D/ Celeron D)
Model 3 = Prescott core
Stepping 4 = Processor-specific revision number; not terribly useful in most cases
Based on this information, you likely have an Intel Pentium 4 3.00 GHz processor.
All members of the "Model 15" family are Pentium 4s or based on a Pentium 4 core, so yes.
The CPUID instruction returns values that indicate the vendor ID, family, extended family, model, stepping, type, extended family, and extended model. As long as you know what the values correspond to, you know can tell what the processor is. For instance:Vendor ID = GenuineIntel Family = 15 Extended Family = 0Model = 6 Stepping = 2
A processor family is a group of processors that share similar features and construction. Which processors belong to a family is determined by the CPU manufacturer.
Intel Core Processor family
The Core Family
The Alchemy microprocessor is a low power processor family that uses MIPS architecture developed by Alchemy Semiconductor which was acquired by AMD in 2002.
It is a single core, hyperthreading CPU
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core
The question you're asking, unfortunately, is not worded correctly. An Intel processor is a family of processor, where a quad-core processor is a type of processor. The Intel family includes many types of quad-core processors. However, to try and disambiguate what you're asking, an Intel core processor will be good, no matter what type it is. An Intel quad-core processor - for example, the Intel i7 - will perform fantastically well. The other main type of processor manufacturer - AMD - also have quad-core processors. However, a lot of it is down to opinion and machine build as to whether Intel is better than AMD, but personally, I believe Intel will out-perform and out-last an AMD processor.
The Celeron is a budget version of a Pentium II or higher processor. As such, they are compatible with any computer that can run a Pentium family processor. Macs were never shipped with a Pentium processor - Intel Macs started with with the Core Duo. However, one could theoretically replace the Core Duo with an older Celeron with the same socket type.