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Intel switching to a Performance Rating system?

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edited March 2004 in Science & Tech
Intel reportedly plans to assign a new numbering system to its Pentium and Celeron processors in order to better illustrate their performance to consumers, according to a source familiar with the company's plans.

[blockquote]The chip giant is expected to begin the practice with the launch of its latest Pentium M processor, dubbed Dothan, which is due in the second quarter. Pentium 4 and Celeron chips will also get model numbers, as Intel aims to get the system in place by summer, the source said.

Under the model number system, processors will be given numbers to describe their performance, in addition to being described as running at 2GHz or another speed.[/blockquote]
[link=http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5172938.html?tag=nefd_top]The full report[/link] - Submitted by Geeky1

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Let's see.

    Pentium 4 3.2 will be a.. uh.. Pentium 3500+ right?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    More like a Pentium 3.500+ :D
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    From what I've heard it'll be more like the way Opteron's are model named.
    Not a PR rating, just a model number.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Ok, so Pentium 3500 (without the +).
    Guess we can start with the Banias being a Pentium 9000.

    -drasnor :fold:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Monkey see. Monkey do.
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited March 2004
    its more so you can tell like a P4 a b c e apart. Its more for the that then the clock speed, its a marketing thing.

    Gobbles
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