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Intel, AMD officially launch competing 'fastest' PC processors
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The microprocessor battle between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. kicked into higher gear today with both companies officially launching their fastest MPU for personal computers. As expected, Intel formally introduced its 2.2-GHz Pentium 4 chip, based on 0.13-micron design rules and code-named "Northwood," while rival AMD rolled out its Athlon XP processor 2000+ processor.

Both suppliers claim their new processors are the highest performance solution for central processing in music, video and photo-intensive PC applications. News of the announcements leaked out last week as the competitors prepared their widely anticipated introductions (see Jan. 3 story).

Also as expected, Intel today announced that its 845 chipset now supports double-data rate (DDR) synchronous DRAMs. Intel said two new desktop board products, the D845PT and D845BG, support the 845 chip set and DDR memory, and they have been shipping since December.

The 2.2-GHz Pentium 4 processor with 512-kilobyte of level-two cache is priced at $562 in 1,000-unit quantities. The Pentium 4 processor at 2.0 "A" GHz with 512-Kbyte cache is priced at $364 in similar quantities. The Intel 845 chip set sells for $39 in 1,000-unit quantities.

Meanwhile, nearby AMD in Sunnyvale introduced its Athlon XP processor 2000+ product at $339 each in 1,000-unit quantities. AMD's processor supports the use of DDR memory in high-performance PCs.






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