Tag archive: Pentium

Chipmaking giant Intel is launching a pilot program to test the market viability of processors that that can have additional features unlocked by downloading special software keys. Dubbed the Intel Upgrade Service, the program will be tested beginning this year with a single Intel processor—the Pentium G6951—which will reportedly be at the heart of consumer systems due to launch from Gateway and Acer later this year. The idea is… Read More

“I guess we're all tired of the endless PC versus Mac debate, I for myself have decided to not enter such a discussion with anyone again. If you're comfortable using a Mac I'm not going to try and make you switch. Apple however has added more fuel to the fire today by releasing performance data for a number of dual G5 processor PowerPCs. Naturally Apple wouldn't be Apple if the Mac didn't beat the Pentium… Read More

Intel's first dual-core processor-based platform includes the Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 running at 3.2 GHz and the Intel 955X Express Chipset. Dual- and multi-core processors are designed by including two or more full execution cores within a single processor enabling simultaneous management of activities. When combined with Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology, which allows each execution core to present itself… Read More

More than 50 percent of Intel Pentium M processors shipping are now built on Intel's industry-leading 90nm manufacturing process technology, including the new Intel Pentium M processor 765. Based on Intel's mobile architecture, the new processor features 2MB of integrated, power-managed Level 2 cache and a frequency of 2.10 GHz. It also features a power optimized 400 MHz system bus and includes power saving technologies such as… Read More

Quote from the article at Anandtech: “There has been a significant amount of speculation that these Smithfield processors will offshoot from the Pentium M or Pentium 4 processor lines. Since Alderwood and Grantsdale (925X and 915) support both cores, we cannot assume that Smithfield is a NetBurst CPU. “ Read the full story

Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini first told financial analysts last year that the company would raise the clock speed of its Pentium 4 processor to 4GHz by the end of 2004. “In light of the current environment, we are reviewing our product schedules top to bottom. To get to the volume we want to, we are telling (our customers) we're moving to a Q1 launch date,” Intel spokesman Bill Kircos said… Read More

From Intel's press release: The new chips round out the Intel Pentium M processor line, which also includes the recently introduced Pentium M processors 735, 745 and 755. The Pentium M processor is a key component of Intel Centrino mobile technology – Intel's best technology for mobile computing. From full-size to ultra-portable notebook PCs, Intel Centrino mobile technology delivers outstanding mobile performance and… Read More

The company will launch its Intel 915 Express and Intel 925 Express chipsets along with nine new Pentium 4 and Celeron processors. Chipsets, a collection of chips that assist in shuttling data to and from the processor and controlling input/output, are similar to a central nervous system. PCs using the 900 family chipsets and the Pentium 4s are scheduled go on sale the weekend of June 19. The Celerons will come out a few days later, sources… Read More

New processors are generally always in tight supply. Still, the fact that Dell and also Hewlett-Packard are having trouble getting an adequate number of the Prescott Pentium 4s more than two months after the chip's introduction suggests one of two things: Intel is either taking longer than expected to bump up production, or demand is too high to fill orders in a timely manner with the limited supply of chips available. Intel has yet… Read More

Quote from the review at PC Stats: “What, then, is the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition that is purportedly giving AMD's long-anticipated Athlon 64 a run for its money? Well, if you found a lot in common between AMD's Opteron and its Athlon 64 FX, then you're sure to see the similarities between Intel's Xeon and the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. There are some obvious adaptations, of course. To begin, the core is fitted… Read More

Pentium 4 processor-based PCs and Intel Xeon-based servers with HT technology are now available across a range of mainstream and performance system price points. Consumers using computers powered by Intel's newest processor will be able to more quickly edit their digital music, photos and movies, often doing two of these activities simultaneously without sacrificing performance. Businesses using high-performance PCs based on this… Read More