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News Release from: Intel Corporation | Subject: Pentium 4 with HTT and 875P chipset
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 April 2003
Pentium 4 gains faster system bus and
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Intel has boosted overall PC performance by introducing a new Pentium 4 processor with a faster system bus and a new chipset platform.
Intel has boosted overall PC performance by introducing a new Pentium 4 processor with a faster system bus and a new chipset platform The new platform provides more balanced system performance, resulting in smoother operation and less time waiting for data
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"For the high end of computing, data access has become one of the biggest performance bottlenecks.
Performance seekers will benefit from the extremely fast bus and memory technologies of this new compute platform, as well as Pentium 4 processor's Hyper-Threading Technology when multitasking or using threaded applications".
The Pentium 4 processor with Hyper-Threading Technology operating at 3GHz can now have an 800MHz system bus instead of 533MHz, the previous highest speed bus.
The new 800MHz bus can transmit information within the PC up to 50% faster than the previous version.
With Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, users can perform multiple complex tasks with greater responsiveness from their PCs.
For desktop applications, these tasks include accessing instant messaging while playing a favourite online game or downloading music while manipulating digital photos.
Advanced digital content creation tasks such as 3D modelling, rendering and video editing are some of the workstation applications that benefit from these new features.
Designed specifically to support the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology, the Intel 875P chipset, formerly codenamed Canterwood, supports dual-channel DDR400 MHz system memory, providing exceptional performance across a full range of multimedia and 3D intensive applications.
The chipset introduces two significant platform innovations: Intel performance acceleration technology (PAT) and communications streaming architecture (CSA).
PAT speeds data flow between the processor and system memory to increase performance.
The 875P chipset also offers a dedicated networking bus based on Intel's new communications streaming architecture.
CSA, in conjunction with the new Intel PRO/1000 CT desktop connection gigabit Ethernet controller, doubles the networking bandwidth possible with today's PCIbus-based solutions.
Additionally, the 875P chipset includes a high-performance AGP8X graphics interface for an advanced graphics experience, integrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and Serial ATA, and dual independent DMA audio engines enabling a user to make a PC phone call while playing digital music streams.
The new 875P chipset offers built-in RAID capabilities using the latest Serial ATA interface for accelerated disk I/O.
Error correction code is supported for users that demand memory data reliability and integrity.
For computer makers and system integrators, Intel also announced availability of an ATX form factor desktop motherboard, the D875PBZ, featuring Intel precision cooling technology and Intel rapid BIOS boot.
In 1000-unit quantities, the 3GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology and an 800MHz system bus is priced at $417 and will be available shortly.
The Intel 875P chipset is priced at $53 with integrated software RAID, $50 without RAID.
The chipset is currently shipping in volume to a variety of computer and motherboard manufacturers worldwide.
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