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To: Dan3 who wrote (96785)	3/4/2000 1:28:00 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576152

Is Intel falling behind in the PC chip market? Yes 11747 (74%) No 4205 (26%) cgi.zdnet.com WEDNESDAY, MARCH 01, 2000 Has Intel Fallen Behind in the Chip Race? Jesse Berst, Editorial Director ZDNet AnchorDesk The 1 GHz chip is coming soon. Intel and AMD are racing to break the gigahertz barrier this spring. Click for more. Chip progress continues unabated -- and may in fact accelerate as aggressive rivals challenge Intel in both the desktop and server markets. Intel was once the processor king. It could keep its older chips in play for a long time, secure from any challenge. That's no longer the case. Tuesday AMD slashed prices on its 800 MHz Athlon chips by 29%, undercutting Intel, which lowered its prices Monday. Click for more. Keep in mind, I'm referring to chips for personal computers. Not for handhelds, workstations, servers or embedded devices. As I said, the gee-whiz story is the 1-gig chip, which Intel and AMD will bring out in Q2. Who needs that much horsepower? Graphic artists. Designers. Engineers. And high-end gamers. For most mainstream users, however, 1-gig is overkill. But speedy new chips bring price cuts on slower, older chips. Bottom line: The chip wars are heating up again. It's time to update the road map so you can make wise purchase decisions. AMD. AMD is the frontrunner with its 850 MHz Athlon, introduced Feb. 11. And Athlon availability is good, according to PC makers. Here's what's next: A 900 MHz processor, which like the 850 supports a 200 MHz bus, is expected this month 1 GHz Athlon chips ship to PC makers in the next 60 days A new processor core that promises greater performance and the ability to scale past 1 GHz Spitfire, an Athlon core designed for sub-$1,000 PCs, in Q2 Intel. At its developer forum earlier this month, the chip giant showed off three near-production 1 GHz Pentium IIIs, suggesting a faster-than-anticipated delivery schedule. But Intel has gaps to close before it hits the 1-gig mark. Plus demand issues haunting its PIII and Celeron processor lines. Click for more. Here's what's coming: 850 MHz and 866 MHz PIIIs are expected in the next couple of weeks, with support for 100 MHz/133 MHz bus systems respectively A 933 MHz P3 (133 MHz bus) is due by the end of Q2 A 1 GHz Pentium III chip (133 MHz bus) in limited quantities Q2, widely available Q3 An early version of a 1.5 GHz Willamette chip was demoed earlier this month So how long before we get to 10 GHz? Microprocessor gurus tell ZDNN a desktop 100 times more powerful than the 1 GHz could operate as your personal server, network all your electronic appliances and respond to voice commands. They expect to see it in 2011. Click for more. Do you need a 1 GHz chip? Do you want one? Use the TalkBack button to tell me why. We'll post responses under this column. You can also join the discussion in my Berst Alerts forum. And don't forget today's Quick Poll. Is Intel falling behind in the PC chip market? Yes No zdnet.com Nice Read Milo