Intel Introduces Pentium III Processors at 866 and 850 MHz.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking today introduced Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processors at 866 and 850 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. , providing high-performance processors for both home and business computing. The Pentium III processors at 866 and 850 MHz are designed to power an Internet experience filled with rich audio, video, animations and 3-D that make information come alive. These Pentium III processors are available now in systems from numerous PC manufacturers. "The Intel Pentium III processor at 866 and 850 MHz enables powerful personal computers for running rich software and media, both in the home and in business," said Pat Gelsinger, vice president and general manager, Intel's Desktop Products Group. High Performance Features Last October, Intel introduced Pentium III processors featuring an integrated Level 2 cache See L2 cache. level 2 cache - secondary cache that runs at the full speed of the processor core. This feature, named the Advanced Transfer Cache The Advanced Transfer Cache (ATC) is Intel's name for the L2 cache contained within their processors, starting with the Pentium III "Coppermine". In "Coppermine" it offered a significant boost in cache performance resulting in notable per clock performance gains for the CPU when , enables application performance to scale with increasing clock frequencies. This technology is a key to the outstanding performance of the Pentium III processor. Most other processors on the market offer older technologies that keep the cache memory from operating at full frequencies, limiting the PC's full ability to deliver performance to the user. The Pentium III processor at 866 MHz provides a SPECint2000(1) result of 374 and a SPECfp2000(1) of 266. The 850 MHz version provides a SPECint2000 result of 356 and a SPECfp2000 of 240.(2) Pricing and Availability The Pentium III processors at 866 and 850 MHz are available now in both SECC (Single Edge Contact Cartridge) A CPU module from Intel that held Pentium II and Pentium III chips and their L2 cache chips. The SECC plugged into Slot 1 on the motherboard and contained a single edge processor package (SEPP), which was the printed circuit 2 and FC-PGA FC-PGA - Flip Chip Pin Grid Array packaging. The 866 MHz is priced at $776 in 1,000-unit quantities. The 850 MHz is priced at $765. Intel, the world's largest chipmaker chip·mak·er n. A manufacturer of electronic and integrated circuit chips. , is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. (1) Third party marks and brands are the properties of their respective holders. (2) Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, reference www.intel.com/procs/perf/limits.htm or call (U.S.) 800/628-8686 or 916/356-3104. |
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