Intel Next-Gen (Pentium 5?) CPU info
Omega65
Philadelphia, Pa
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-1024237.html?tag=fd_top" target=_blank>Intel Next-Gen CPU info</a>
<i>"<b>Prescott</b>, the next big desktop chip from Intel, is slated to come out at 3.4GHz, while <b>Dothan</b>, an energy-efficient chip for slim notebooks, will have a server-size cache (2MB L2) and is expected to debut at 1.8GHz, according to computer industry sources.
<b>Prescott</b>, which will come out in the fourth quarter, will contain a number of enhancements over the current Pentium 4, including new instructions for multimedia processing and a 1MB cache, a pool of memory on the chip for fast data access. Current Pentium 4s have a 512KB cache.
The chip is slated come out at 3.4GHz, according to the sources, and then speed up to 3.6GHz in the first quarter of 2004. It is unclear whether the chip will be sold as a Pentium 4 or be renamed, but history indicates that the architectural changes would justify a new brand name.
Prescott is expected to cost $637 in volume quantities. Although a release date was not specified, Intel plans to cut the prices on its other processors on Oct. 26 by up to 35 percent, the first Pentium 4 price cuts since June. Typically, price cuts and chip releases occur at about the same time. "</i>
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-1024237.html?tag=fd_top" target=_blank>more info here</a>
<i>"<b>Prescott</b>, the next big desktop chip from Intel, is slated to come out at 3.4GHz, while <b>Dothan</b>, an energy-efficient chip for slim notebooks, will have a server-size cache (2MB L2) and is expected to debut at 1.8GHz, according to computer industry sources.
<b>Prescott</b>, which will come out in the fourth quarter, will contain a number of enhancements over the current Pentium 4, including new instructions for multimedia processing and a 1MB cache, a pool of memory on the chip for fast data access. Current Pentium 4s have a 512KB cache.
The chip is slated come out at 3.4GHz, according to the sources, and then speed up to 3.6GHz in the first quarter of 2004. It is unclear whether the chip will be sold as a Pentium 4 or be renamed, but history indicates that the architectural changes would justify a new brand name.
Prescott is expected to cost $637 in volume quantities. Although a release date was not specified, Intel plans to cut the prices on its other processors on Oct. 26 by up to 35 percent, the first Pentium 4 price cuts since June. Typically, price cuts and chip releases occur at about the same time. "</i>
<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-1024237.html?tag=fd_top" target=_blank>more info here</a>
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I would agree that the original (400MHz FSB) p4s were crap.
I would even argue that the 533MHz p4s were not enough to pull attention away from AMD.
However, the 800MHz FSB p4s seem to perform pretty well. Sure, they need about 800MHz more speed to really put the hurt on AMD, but they're doing it.
Prescott will further the lead.
I'm hoping the Athlon64 performs better than the opteron in desktop situations, otherwise AMD fans like myself will still probably be able to buy a really quick CPU for a very reasonable price, but we won't be able to get the highest performing.
Considering the Opteron uses ECC and the chipsets are probably optimized for workstation/server tasks, the Athlon64 might be able to pull ahead of the Opteron in desktop apps.
// Edit: forgot . . . just to fall in line w/ the rest of the posts.
PutItInMySystium
The performance per MHz being the first.