Intel Pentium 4 Processor with hyper-threading technology introduced at 3.2Ghz
Announcement posted by Intel 24 Jun 2003
Hyper-Threading Technology Available Across Pentium 4 Processor Product Line
Intel Corporation today introduced a new version of the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology** at 3.2 GHz. Pentium 4 processor-based PCs and IntelXeon(tm)-based servers with HT technology are now available across a rangeof mainstream and performance system price points.
Consumers using computers powered by Intel's newest processor will be able to more quickly edit their digital music, photos and movies, often doing two of these activities simultaneously without sacrificing performance. Businesses using high-performance PCs based on this processor can help maximise employee productivity in multitasking environments and when conducting processor-intensive tasks such as video production, financial analysis, and engineering design.
"Our latest Pentium 4 Processors with HT Technology can handle the most demanding computer user's day," said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Desktop Platforms Group. "These individuals can start their day with a multitasking work environment, move on to encoding home movies to DVD while playing music files, and end their day with the latest multiplayer Internet games."
With a 512K Level 2 cache, a choice of 400, 533 and 800 MHz system bus speeds, and manufactured on Intel's leading 0.13-micron process technology, the Intel Pentium 4 processor is the leading microprocessor for consumers and business users worldwide.
Performance for the Digital Lifestyle
With high-performance PCs, consumers can dramatically reduce the time it takes to encode digital media such as music, pictures, and movies. A computer based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology operating at 3.2 GHz can convert one minute of digital video to MPEG 4 while encoding about twenty-six minutes worth of music to mp3 format over four times faster than a PC based on an Intel Pentium III processor at 1 GHz - the top-speed processor just three years ago***. In addition, consumers can edit photos nearly three times faster with a PC based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz versus a 1 GHz Pentium III processor-based PC***.
Benefits for Business
High-performance PCs based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz enable greater user satisfaction with quicker response time and improved productivity in multitasking business environments. In industry standard benchmarks such as SYSmark* 2002, PCs based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz deliver more than three times faster performance than the current installed base of 1 GHz PCs***. With content creation applications such as Adobe AfterEffects* and Discreet 3d StudioMax*, computers based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz provide over 3.4 times faster performance than the installed base of 1 GHz PCs***.
What is Hyper-Threading Technology?
HT Technology allows software to 'see' two processors instead of one. Software applications can be written to have multiple pieces of code called 'threads' take advantage of this technology. First introduced on server and workstations, HT technology allows the desktop PC's processor to work on two separate threads at the same time, improving performance when two or more applications are run simultaneously. Multitasking workloads benefit immediately when run under operating systems such as Microsoft Windows* XP or certain Linux* software.
Performance, Pricing and Availability
The Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz delivers the world's highest Microsoft Windows* desktop processor performance as measured by SPEC CPU 2000 (compared to results published at http://www.spec.org as of June 17, 2003) with a SPECint*_base2000 score of 1221 and a SPECfp*_base2000 score of 1252.
Intel also is shipping boxed Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 3.2 GHz to Intel authorised distributors for system integrators worldwide.
In 1,000 unit quantities, the Pentium 4 processor at 3.2 GHz sells for US$637.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
**Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.
***Performance will vary based on system configuration. For more information on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm
Consumers using computers powered by Intel's newest processor will be able to more quickly edit their digital music, photos and movies, often doing two of these activities simultaneously without sacrificing performance. Businesses using high-performance PCs based on this processor can help maximise employee productivity in multitasking environments and when conducting processor-intensive tasks such as video production, financial analysis, and engineering design.
"Our latest Pentium 4 Processors with HT Technology can handle the most demanding computer user's day," said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Desktop Platforms Group. "These individuals can start their day with a multitasking work environment, move on to encoding home movies to DVD while playing music files, and end their day with the latest multiplayer Internet games."
With a 512K Level 2 cache, a choice of 400, 533 and 800 MHz system bus speeds, and manufactured on Intel's leading 0.13-micron process technology, the Intel Pentium 4 processor is the leading microprocessor for consumers and business users worldwide.
Performance for the Digital Lifestyle
With high-performance PCs, consumers can dramatically reduce the time it takes to encode digital media such as music, pictures, and movies. A computer based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology operating at 3.2 GHz can convert one minute of digital video to MPEG 4 while encoding about twenty-six minutes worth of music to mp3 format over four times faster than a PC based on an Intel Pentium III processor at 1 GHz - the top-speed processor just three years ago***. In addition, consumers can edit photos nearly three times faster with a PC based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz versus a 1 GHz Pentium III processor-based PC***.
Benefits for Business
High-performance PCs based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz enable greater user satisfaction with quicker response time and improved productivity in multitasking business environments. In industry standard benchmarks such as SYSmark* 2002, PCs based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz deliver more than three times faster performance than the current installed base of 1 GHz PCs***. With content creation applications such as Adobe AfterEffects* and Discreet 3d StudioMax*, computers based on the Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz provide over 3.4 times faster performance than the installed base of 1 GHz PCs***.
What is Hyper-Threading Technology?
HT Technology allows software to 'see' two processors instead of one. Software applications can be written to have multiple pieces of code called 'threads' take advantage of this technology. First introduced on server and workstations, HT technology allows the desktop PC's processor to work on two separate threads at the same time, improving performance when two or more applications are run simultaneously. Multitasking workloads benefit immediately when run under operating systems such as Microsoft Windows* XP or certain Linux* software.
Performance, Pricing and Availability
The Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology at 3.2 GHz delivers the world's highest Microsoft Windows* desktop processor performance as measured by SPEC CPU 2000 (compared to results published at http://www.spec.org as of June 17, 2003) with a SPECint*_base2000 score of 1221 and a SPECfp*_base2000 score of 1252.
Intel also is shipping boxed Intel Pentium 4 processors up to 3.2 GHz to Intel authorised distributors for system integrators worldwide.
In 1,000 unit quantities, the Pentium 4 processor at 3.2 GHz sells for US$637.
About Intel
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
**Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Pentium 4 processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.
***Performance will vary based on system configuration. For more information on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm