Intel today announced the second generation of its Mobile Pentiium 4 processors.
Intel Corporation today introduced four mobile processors for the portability and value market segments. Today’s launch ushers in the second generation Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor based onIntel’s industry-leading high-volume 90-nanometer (nm) process technology and expands the company’s Intel® Celeron® M Processor family.
The Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processors are designed for larger-sized notebook PCs, also known as “desktop replacements,” typically featuring large screens, full-size keyboards and multiple drives. Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processors 538, 532, and 518 offer new features and high performance, including support for Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology; a larger, 1MB Level 2 cache; 13 new Streaming SIMD 3 Extensions (SSE3); enhancements to the Intel NetBurst microarchitecture; and speeds of 3.20 GHz, 3.06 GHz and 2.80 GHz, respectively. These processors also offer such power management features as support for Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology that enables lower thermals than its desktop counterpart providing more reliable system performance in a notebook. The Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor supporting HT Technology works with the Intel 852GME and Intel 852PM chipsets.
With notebooks based on these new Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processors supporting HT Technology, consumers can take advantage of multithreaded and processor-intensive multimedia applications. For example, a consumer could have a great experience when playing an immersive game while also encoding audio, video or compressing images.
Based on Intel’s mobile microarchitecture, the Intel Celeron M processor 340 features 512KB of L2 cache, frequency of 1.50 GHz, 400 MHz system bus, and operates at a lower core voltage than the Intel Celeron processor. This reduces power consumption enabling it to fit into today’s popular thin and light notebook form factors. The Intel Celeron M processors offer users a balanced level of mobile-optimized processor technology, good mobile performance and exceptional value in sleeker, lighter notebook designs. The Intel Celeron M processors are compatible with the Intel® 855 chipset family as well as the Intel® 852GM chipset.
In 1,000 unit quantities, the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor 538, 532 and 518 are priced at $294, $234 and $202, respectively; the Intel Celeron M Processor 340 is priced at $134.
Source: Intel’s press release
