Kash,
Following is copied from Sharkey's "Weekly CPU prices", updated today - Sep 22nd, 99 (http://www3.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/weekly_cpu/ .)
New CPUs For The Holidays
The already confusing CPU picture will get muddier over the next six weeks as
AMD's Athlon 700MHz CPU debuts on October 4th, while Intel is preparing a
literal onslaught of new chips based around their Coppermine architecture.
The push begins in earnest next week when the Katmai based .25 micron
Pentium III CPUs that are designed to run using the new 133MHz front side bus
speed of the i820 core logic chipset arrive and go on sale with i820 mainboards.
Offered in two versions, the P3-533B and the P3-600B, the two new CPUs are
already being offered for sale from select vendors a week early.
After September ends it's all Coppermine for Intel, with a launch of at least five
new CPUs occurring by the last week of October.
According to sources close to Intel, the Coppermine launch CPUs will shape up
as follows:
Pentium III 533EB (Coppermine, 133MHz)
Pentium III 600EB (Coppermine, 133MHz)
Pentium III 667EB (Coppermine, 133MHz)
Pentium III 733EB (Coppermine, 133MHz)
This list doesn't include several other launch targeted Coppermine CPUs that are
intended to totally replace the current Katmai P3 CPUs at speeds of 500, 550,
and 600MHz by running at a 100MHz front side bus speed.
Confused yet? You will be. To assist buyers in selecting the exact CPU they
desire, Intel has opted to create a coding system for the new CPUs.
Using the letters "E" and "B", buyers will be able to tell what Intel Pentium III
chips they're looking at.
Here's an example:
Intel Pentium III 600EB
The product above is a Pentium III CPU, running at 600MHz and requires a
133MHz front side bus speed supporting mainboard. It is also based on the
improved Coppermine core.
We arrive at this conclusion based on the E and the B after the 600 in the product
name. Simply put in our own language (not Intel's), the E stands for "Enhanced
Coppermine core", while the B stands for "Bus speed 133".
To make it perfectly clear, if the CPU has an E in the name, then it's a
Coppermine chip. If it has a B in the name, then it uses the 133MHz front side
bus speed.
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Any comments on the changes in the launch targeted Coppermine cpus?
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