The Pentium III Hits 1 GHz — Intel’s 15 Most Unforgettable x86 CPUs
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The Pentium III Coppermine was the first commercial x86 processor from Intel to attain a clock speed of 1 GHz; a 1.13 GHz version was even released, but was quickly taken off the market because it was unstable. This new version of the Pentium III improved the Level 2 cache—now on-die. It was faster than the 512 KB external cache on the first model and was touted as a feature able to speed up the Internet experience. It was released in three versions: server (Xeon), entry-level (Celeron), and mobile (with the first version of SpeedStep).
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| Code name | Coppermine |
| Date released | 1999 |
| Architecture | 32 bits |
| Data bus | 64 bits |
| Address bus | 32 bits |
| Maximum memory | 4 GB |
| L1 cache | 16 KB + 16 KB |
| L2 cache | internal, 256 KB (CPU frequency) |
| Clock frequency | 500–1,133 MHz |
| FSB | 100-133 MHz |
| FPU | built in |
| SIMD | MMX (SSE) |
| Fabrication process | 180 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28. |
| Power consumption | 25-35 W |
| Voltage | 1.6 V, 1.8 V |
| Die surface area | 106 mm² |
| Connector | Slot 1-Socket 370 FCPGA |
A slightly improved version (Tualatin), with more L2 cache (512 KB) and centering on a 130 nm process, was released in 2002. Essentially intended for servers (PIII-S) and mobile devices, it was less common in consumer-level machines.
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Intel launches 1GHz mobile pentium III
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The Intel 1GHz mobile Pentium III chip is noted for its availability, not its speed, and such was the case with the official launch – it just wasn’t quick enough for some companies.
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The Intel 1GHz mobile Pentium III is noted for its availability, not its speed, and such was the case with the official launch – it just wasn’t quick enough for some companies, such as Hewlett-Packard, which hit the market a day earlier with its Pavilion N6395, featuring the chip.
According to Intel, the chip has been designed into approximately 16 notebooks from 12 manufacturers. “This is a real launch with real products,” said Don MacDonald, director of marketing for the Mobile Platforms Group at Intel, which also announced mobile versions of a 900MHz Pentium III and 750MHz Celeron.
The systems will be aimed at the high-end niche buyers, looking to replace their desktop machines with notebooks. “Inventory levels aren’t huge for this, as you might expect,” said Bob Nitzberg, HP’s notebook retail marketing manager for North America.
The 1 GHz mobile Pentium III operates at 1.7 volts, or 1.35V when using the powered-down SpeedStep mode, when the chip runs at 700MHz, and consumes less than 2 watts using the SpeedStep battery-optimised mode.
The chip uses a 100MHz front-side bus, slower than the desktop version’s 133MHz bus. A finer, 0.13-micron “Tualatin” Pentium III is expected later in the year, when faster bus speeds may be introduced.
OEMs described the chip as an important milestone for the computing industry, pointing out that Intel’s notebook chips are still a year behind the speeds of their desktop counterparts. But analyst firm, Mercury Research, is questioning the desktop-replacement market that the 1GHz chip is addressing. The research firm predicts that in 2001 only 19.4% of all PCs shipped will be notebooks, a mere increase of less than 0.5 % from 2000.
While in the race to introduce the chip into the market Hewlett-Packard was first, Dell, Gateway, Compaq and Toshiba are all expected to hit the market soon with their notebooks featuring the Pentium III chip. Acer, Fujitsu, Micron Electronics, NEC and WinBook Computer are also expected to join the competition.
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Intel Pentium 4 1.
6 processor review: characteristics, tests in benchmarks
The Pentium 4 1.6 processor was released by Intel, release date: July 2001. The processor is designed for desktop computers and is built on the Northwood architecture.
Processor locked for overclocking. The total number of cores is 1. The maximum clock frequency of the processor is 1.6 GHz. The maximum temperature is 66°C. Technological process — 130 nm. Cache size: L1 — 8 KB, L2 — 256 KB.
Supported memory type: DDR1, DDR2.
Supported socket type: PPGA478. The maximum number of processors in the configuration is 1. Power consumption (TDP): 38 Watt.
| Architecture name | Northwood |
| Production date | |
| Place in the ranking | not rated |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Applicability | Desktop |
| Support 64 bit | |
| Base frequency | 1. 60 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 400 MHz FSB |
| Crystal area | 131 mm2 |
| Level 1 cache | 8KB |
| Level 2 cache | 256KB |
| Process | 130nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C |
| Maximum core temperature | 66°C |
| Maximum frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| Number of cores | 1 |
| Number of transistors | 55 million |
| Permissible core voltage | 1. 475V |
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Low Halogen Options Available | |
| Maximum number of processors per configuration | 1 |
| Supported sockets | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | |
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