Intel stands risk of AMD overtaking it

Zardon · Jan 2, 2004, 03:24 PM

AS WELL as making microprocessors, Intel also produces its own motherboards and these need to be ready before the CPUs are launched.

That has led a member of the Ace's Hardware forum to do some detective work to track down which frequency speeds are currently supported by Intel's own motherboards.

And, just for the heck of it, he's included the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, which as we've noted before, is slated for an upgrade in the coming few weeks.

What's quite interesting is that the detective work doesn't find any support for a 3.4GHz Prescott. If AMD succeeds in releasing a 3400+ Athlon 64 in the near future, this spells some trouble for Intel.

Our own research, after seeing recent Intel roadmaps, shows that the firm will try and bridge the gap in its line up with a Northwood Pentium 4 3.40GHz. That only has 512K of level two cache.

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@/2ct!< · Jan 2, 2004, 10:29 PM

Well, the 3400+s have shown up. Hopefully Intel will get moving and release something else soon.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 3, 2004, 01:47 AM

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Originally posted by @/2ct!<
Well, the 3400+s have shown up. Hopefully Intel will get moving and release something else soon.

i lost "faith" in itntel a long time ago

Jan 2, 2004, 03:24 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Intel stands risk of AMD overtaking it AS WELL as making microprocessors, Intel also produces its own motherboards and these need to be ready before the CPUs are launched. That has led a member of the Ace's Hardware forum to do some detective work to track down which frequency speeds are currently supported by Intel's own motherboards. And, just for the heck of it, he's included the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, which as we've noted before, is slated for an upgrade in the coming few weeks. What's quite interesting is that the detective work doesn't find any support for a 3.4GHz Prescott. If AMD succeeds in releasing a 3400+ Athlon 64 in the near future, this spells some trouble for Intel. Our own research, after seeing recent Intel roadmaps, shows that the firm will try and bridge the gap in its line up with a Northwood Pentium 4 3.40GHz. That only has 512K of level two cache. Inquirer

Jan 2, 2004, 10:29 PM	#2
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	Well, the 3400+s have shown up. Hopefully Intel will get moving and release something else soon. __________________