Intel 2.2GHz Copper P4 delayed
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Intel won't release another version of the Pentium 4 until early 2002, sources say, in a move that will likely put the performance crown back on Advanced Micro Devices' head--at least for a short time. "Northwood," a 2.2GHz Pentium 4 based on the 130-nanometer (0.13-micron) manufacturing process, will come out commercially in the first part of 2002, sources said Thursday. Earlier, sources speculated that the chip would debut in late 2001.
Besides running at 2.2GHz, the chip will contain a secondary cache with 512KB of memory, which also will boost performance. Secondary cache sits next to the processor and delivers oft-accessed data. Current Pentium 4 chips contain a 256KB cache.