Intel Introduces New 64-bit Processor Line

By Ian Bell February 21, 2005

Intel is now shipping the Intel Pentium 4 Processor Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology and four new processors in the Intel Pentium 4 Processor 6xx sequence supporting HT Technology. These new processors represent the latest in Intel’s family of high-performance desktop processors.

All five of the new processors support 64-bit memory addressability through IntelÂ® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T). Intel plans to ship EM64T on versions of every newly introduced Intel desktop processor including the company’s Intel Celeron D processor lines later this year.

The new processors will support the upcoming Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system and will enable users to experience the benefits of 64-bit computing.

Pricing & Availability
The new family of Intel Pentium 4 processors supporting HT Technology 6xx sequence and the Pentium 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting HT Technology at 3.73 GHz are available now and priced as follows:

Processor	Frequency	Front Side Bus (FSB)	On-die Cache	Price in 1,000-Unit Quantities
Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition 3.73 GHz Supporting HT Technology	3.73 GHz	1066 MHz	2 MB L2	$999
Intel Pentium 4 processor 660 Supporting HT Technology	3.60 GHz	800 MHz	2 MB L2	$605
Intel Pentium 4 processor 650 Supporting HT Technology	3.40 GHz	800 MHz	2 MB L2	$401
Intel Pentium 4 processor 640 Supporting HT Technology	3.20 GHz	800 MHz	2 MB L2	$273
Intel Pentium 4 processor 630 Supporting HT Technology	3.00 GHz	800 MHz	2 MB L2	$224

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