Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHz Dual Core Processor Review @ PCstats.com

Iria · Jul 26, 2006, 01:38 AM

Review: PCstats.com
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It might have taken two years to do it, but Intel has firmly laid the Prescott fiasco behind itself. For those who are not familiar, Intel experienced huge manufacturing problems moving its Pentium 4 Netburst architecture from 130nm to the 90nm manufacturing process the 'Prescott' core was built on. An abnormally high voltage leak caused the Prescott core to draw a significant amount of power, and consequently it generated a lot of heat. The prompted Intel to look for a different architecture, and resulted in the cancellation of the 'Tejas' core which reportedly output more than 150W.

Fast forward to 2006 and the seas are much calmer for Intel and its 65 nanometer manufacturing process. It's 65nm fab is up and running smoothly by all accounts and 40nm is even on the horizon. Multiprocessing remains entrenched, and four, eight or even 32 course on a single CPU seem to be projected for the future.

Jul 26, 2006, 01:38 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHz Dual Core Processor Review @ PCstats.com Review: PCstats.com _________ It might have taken two years to do it, but Intel has firmly laid the Prescott fiasco behind itself. For those who are not familiar, Intel experienced huge manufacturing problems moving its Pentium 4 Netburst architecture from 130nm to the 90nm manufacturing process the 'Prescott' core was built on. An abnormally high voltage leak caused the Prescott core to draw a significant amount of power, and consequently it generated a lot of heat. The prompted Intel to look for a different architecture, and resulted in the cancellation of the 'Tejas' core which reportedly output more than 150W. Fast forward to 2006 and the seas are much calmer for Intel and its 65 nanometer manufacturing process. It's 65nm fab is up and running smoothly by all accounts and 40nm is even on the horizon. Multiprocessing remains entrenched, and four, eight or even 32 course on a single CPU seem to be projected for the future.