Intel: 5 GHz Pentium 4s in 2003
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3 GHz Pentium 4 for Desktops
Intel will ship a 3 GHz Pentium 4 chip for desktop PCs by the end of 2002, as expected, and that product will include an exciting new feature called hyperthreading that allows discrete parts of the chip to operate simultaneously, giving it the effective power of two processors. Essentially on-chip multitasking, this feature will boost chip performance by 25-30 percent, Intel says. And though applications must be modified to fully take advantage of hyperthreading, some products, like Windows XP Home and Professional Editions, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Media Encoder 9 Series and Adobe Photoshop 7, are already hyperthreading-enabled.
4.5 to 5 GHz Pentium 4s
Intel will continue ratcheting up the core processor speeds in its desktop processors, and the company expects to hit 5 GHz in the first half of 2003.
Banias
In the first quarter 2003, Intel will release a new microprocessor for ultra-portable laptops code-named Banias that provides significantly better battery life and processing power than today's Pentium III-M designs. Initial Banias chips will run at 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 GHz, the company says, and will feature integrated 802.11a and 802.11b wireless networking capabilities. The Banias processor will also run cooler than today's Pentium 4-M chips, which are targeted at the mid-sized and desktop replacement laptops which contain better heat shielding and bulky cooling technologies.