Friday, January 06, 2006

Article: Revealing Intel®'s Offerings

So my NDA ends now, January 05, 2006 05:00PM (PST) and posting info will not be a violation :), I will be guilt free, bragging till kingdom come and pimping my ego will be increased a thousand fold! The "public birthdays" of this products is now =)
I am not promising a complete line up of offerings, but I will try to list down those that I have solid information.

Desktop Processors


Intel® Pentium® 4 is still alive and kicking: Intel® will release the following 6x1 processor series. These processors will be released both as OEM (tray) and retail box, in both ATX and BTX II solutions. These processor models are the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631, 641, 651, and 661 based on Cedar Mill core, and will have the following features:

  • 65nm micron technology

  • Platform Compatibility Guide = 05A

  • 775 LGA package, 65nm process technology, 800 MHz system bus speed w/ 2 MB secondary (Level 2) cache

  • No New Features over Prescott
  • BTX type II only – no BTX type I slated

  • Power Management features fused as disabled (no C1E, TM2 EIST), will be enabled later

  • I.H.S. now have RoHS / Pb free indicator imprinted (circle E4)

  • Processor number rolls by one: 660 (Prescott) to 661 (Cedar Mills)

  • EM64T

  • Single Core

Cedar Mill is compatible with Intel 915P chipset, but compatible motherboard power design and BIOS may be needed.
New Intel® Pentium® D enters the market: Processors in this category that will be released are in the 9xx series: Intel® Pentium® D processor 920, 930, and 940, and 950 based on Presler core. They will be launched in both OEM (tray) and Boxed (retail) solutions in ATX and BTX, and BTX type II solutions. The 9xx series of processors will have the following features:

  • First boxed CPU with Intel® Virtualization Technology

  • Based on Presler dual core processor 775 LGA package, 65nm process technology

  • Platform Compatibility Guide – 05B (3.40, 3.20 GHz) 05A (3.0, 2.80 GHz)

  • 800 MHz system bus speed w/ 2 MB secondary (Level 2) cache per core (total of 4 MB)
  • Power Management features fused as disabled (no C1E, TM2 EIST), will be enabled later

  • Intel® 945x,955x, Express Chipset support

  • Hyper Threading Technology disabled

  • Dual Core

Presler are supported on i945 and i955 chipsets, existing motherboards based on these chipsets may require BIOS update to properly recognize the processor.

Mobile Processors


Yonah onslaught begins: A new breed of mobile processors will begin their appearance, sporting a new model number scheme. These processors will also launch in single core and dual core variant. The single core variant will be known under the Intel® Core™ Solo Processor branding, while the dual core variant will be known under the Intel® Core™ Duo Processor.

Both the Intel® Core™ Solo and Intel® Core™ Duo will feature Intel® Digital Media Boost, and Power-Optimized 667Mhz FSB, based on 65nm technology. Both processors are eligible for Centrino® branding.

Intel® Core™ Solo:
  • Single Core

  • 2MB power-optimized L2 Cache

  • Intel® Digital Media Boost

  • Power-optimized 667MHz FSB

  • 65nm Process Technology

  • Dynamic Cache Sizing

  • Enhanced Intel® Deeper Sleep

  • LFM Intel® Deep & Deeper Sleep

  • Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

  • Intel® Advanced Thermal Manager with per-core Digital Temperature Sensors

  • Support for Intel® Mobile Voltage Positioning – VI

  • Legacy Analog Thermal Diode

  • SSE3 & SSE2/SSE Multimedia Extensions

  • Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Intel® Core™ Duo
  • Revolutionary Dual-Core Architecture & Performance

  • Intel® Smart Cache

  • Intel® Digital Media Boost

  • Improved High Definition & HD-DVD Performance

  • Power-optimized 667MHz FSB

  • 65nm Process Technology

  • Intel® Dynamic Power Coordination

  • Dynamic Cache Sizing

  • Enhanced Intel® Deeper Sleep

  • LFM Intel® Deep & Deeper Sleep

  • Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

  • Intel® Advanced Thermal Manager with per-core Digital Temperature Sensors

  • Support for Intel® Mobile Voltage Positioning – VI

  • Legacy Analog Thermal Diode

  • Intel Virtualization Technology

  • SSE3 & SSE2/SSE Multimedia Extensions

  • Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Model Numbers:
  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Solo Processor T1300 (1.66 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor L2300 (“Low Voltage” 1.5 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor L2400 (“Low Voltage” 1.66 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

  • Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo Processor T2600 (2.16 GHz, 65nm, 2MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

Platforms Galore


Intel® Centrino®: The Napa platform will be the next Centrino®, and succeeding Sonoma. The platform components are Intel® Pentium® Core™ Duo/Intel® Pentium® Core™ Solo Processor + Mobile Intel® 945 Express Chipset + Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection. This platform offers the first dual core computing for mobile system, faster bus, improved grap-hics, low power, with nnetwork security and higher network performance.

Intel® Viiv™: This will be the platform geared on desktop computing and set top box, the first platform that will be launched by Intel® for Digital Home computing. The platform components composed of the following: Intel® Pentium® D/Intel® Core™ Duo/Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition + Mobile Intel® 945GM and 945GT (Mobile)/Intel® 945/955/975 Express Chipsets (Desktop).

Intel® Viiv™ Capabilities

  • CE-like Features for Simplified Entertainment
    • Instant on/off (after initial boot when activated)

    • Simple navigation to online services

    • Enables smaller / quieter systems

  • Performance for High Definition Entertainment
    • Intel’s latest dual core, 65nm processors: Intel® Core™ Processor Family & Intel® Pentium® D Processor

    • Up to 7.1 surround sound

    • Enjoyment of high definition video

  • Connectivity for the Latest Online Entertainment
    • New digital media services worldwide

    • Up to 1 Gigabit Ethernet networking

    • Enabling & verification program to identify great, new online services

The Intel® Viiv™ runs on Windows* XP Media Center Edition 2005 Operating System.

Phew, typing all that is just too time consuming....I haven't even been able to give any fanboyism comment, but I guess I can edit it later on and do some more pimping around.

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