To: Elmer who wrote (101515 ) 4/2/2000 10:40:00 PM From: Goutam Read Replies (3) | Respond to
Elmer,Intel's current-generation Pentium III chip, according to convention, should have an additional 200MHz left in it. >zdnet.com CAGEY about answering the question of what comes next with the Pentium III. "If it is possible, we will do it," Pat Gelsinger, an Intel vice president and general manager of the company's Desktop Products Group, told ZDNet News recently. [comment: hehehe...]"I don't think that they've decided yet where to go. A lot of it depends on what they see out of the factory in terms of yields," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Mercury Research. "Market demand is another factor." BUT THE MAIN FACTOR MAY BE THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE. AMD in May is expected to launch the next-generation of its Athlon processor, the main rival to Intel's Pentium line. The new chip, based on the forthcoming "Thunderbird" core, promises to be a better performer than the current generation, but it is not expected to be much more expensive. They will come in a wide range of clock speeds as well -- BOTH HIGHER AND LOWER THAN THE CURRENT [comment: hehehe...] So, to stay competitive, Intel will have to match Thunderbird with its Pentium III chip while it works toward the launch of its next-generation processor, code-named Willamette. [comment: Nothing new here - ZDNET guys are slow but are surely realizing the actual situation by reading this thread. LOL...]
