Intel Corp. on Friday disclosed plans to enable 64-bit processing capability on a low-cost Intel Pentium 4 processor clocked at 2.66GHz. The chip is likely to be priced well below $163 and enable very low-cost computers with Enhanced Memory 64 Technology. The move outlines Intel’s strong support for 64-bit capability in x86 desktop processors. Intel Pentium 4 processor 506 will be clocked at 2.66MHz and will include 1MB of L2 cache. The chip is expected to replace Intel Pentium 505 processor that has the same clock-speed and amount of cache, but does not have EM64T as well as Intel Hyper-Threading technology. Intel did not indicate whether it plans to enable the Hyper-Threading on the Intel Pentium 506 chip. The new product is expected to be 533MHz processor system bus LGA775 infrastructure compatible, but a new BIOS for a mainboard will be needed to take advantage of the EM64T.
Intel will initiate supply of the Pentium 4 506 processor on the 27th of May, 2005, whereas mass supplies are scheduled for the 10th of June.
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News source: Xbit Labs
Intel will initiate supply of the Pentium 4 506 processor on the 27th of May, 2005, whereas mass supplies are scheduled for the 10th of June.
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intels 506 processor which is clocked at 2.66Ghz, and cost less then $163.. it looks promising
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Clook speed plays a part, natch, but to compare AMD and Intel you need to compare benchmark results on each. It's not easy, becasue AMD's designs differ so much from Intel; from the CPU right on down to the Northbridge and Southbridge. To muddy the waters further, AMD was first off the mark to support SLI, while Intel supported twin dual chanel DDR more than AMD did. It's a jungle of benchmark results out there in comparison land, and it's populated by various fools, idiots and small children jumping up and down chanting "Ghz! Ghz!" like some sort of mantra.
You wouldn't believe the hard time I've had at work trying to convince seasoned techs that it all about cpu performance and not just raw megahertz.
Same with CPUs - it's how much they do per clock cycle that matters.
It's quality, not quantity.
The move outlines Intel’s strong support for 64-bit capability in x86 desktop processors.
Wasn't it just not too long ago that Intel said they would never make x86/x64 chip or that x64 wouldn't be around for at least another 10 years?
Seems to me that they're falling short these days.
intels 506 processor which is clocked at 2.66Ghz, and cost less then $163.. it looks promising
3500+ = 3.5 Ghz so it's a lot faster then a 2.66 Intel P4.
Can someone say n00b?
The Athlon 64 can do more IPC then the P4 and I'll stick to my claim that the Athlon 64 3500+ is about as fast as a 3.5 ghz P4 even though AMD swears that there is no comparison.
Maybe not but you can benchmark them and because of the higher IPC, the A64 is easily a 3.5 Ghz Pentium 4 in performance comparison.
So I stand by my claim that 3500+ = 3.5 Ghz or at least that's what the marketing scheme is all about.
3500+ is just a relative term and I really don't put it on par with clock speed anymore. I don't go buy "Hey, that's basically a 3.5GHz!". This will be debunked good when the X2's come out, as in gaming, it will show a 4800+ clocked at 2.4GHz is NOT like a P4 at 4.8GHz. Gaming will show that very nicely, as they are single threaded and not ready for SMP with the exception of Quake 3. I don't think your claim of 3500+ = 3.5GHz will no longer apply at all, as I just debunked that with the X2 4800+ not being like a 4.8GHz P4 at all.
The Dual core PR is even worse.
I'm still in favor of a plan old adjusted clock. I mean which will the bestbuy shoppers rather have a 4000+ (which they see is really 2.4Ghz) or a 4Ghz machine. AMD should have given up on there lame PR scheme a long time ago.
4Ghz dual core would sell really well.
Is that a typo, or is this a new calculator?
BTW, EM64T isn't real 64-bit technology which not only extend the meomory you can address but excute 64-bit codes, is it?
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