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║ Intel Pentium Processor: Latest News ║
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PENTIUM PROCESSOR ANNOUNCEMENT
INTEL ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION SHIPMENT OF FIFTH-GENERATION, COMPATIBLE,
PENTIUM(TM) PROCESSOR
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 22, 1993 -- Intel Corporation today announced
that it has begun shipping the production version of the PentiumTM
processor. Up to five times as powerful as the 33-MHz Intel486TM DX CPU,
the fifth-generation Intel-compatible Pentium processor extends the Intel
processor performance continuum while maintaining full compatibility with
existing software.
The Pentium processor employs the most advanced technology and engineering
innovation and is the enabling technology for today's high-end and
tomorrow's emerging applications. Advanced operating systems with new
graphical user interfaces (GUIs), such as Windows*, OS/2*, Windows NT*,
NeXTSTEP* 486, UNIX* and Solaris* will benefit from the increased
processing power. The new processor will also benefit areas such as
scientific modeling, computer-aided design and engineering (CAD/CAE),
large-scale financial analysis and high-throughput client/server
applications. The Pentium processor also will provide the increased
performance necessary for a host of new applications such as voice
recognition, imaging and real-time video.
Next Generation of Power
"The Pentium processor represents a new generation of power for the Intel
architecture. We are beginning shipment of the first member of the family
and more will be forthcoming. The Pentium processor will enable the best
price/performance systems in the marketplace over any other architecture,"
said Albert Yu, senior vice president and a general manager of the
Microprocessor Products Group.
The Pentium processor is offered in 66- and 60-MHz versions. The 66-MHz
Pentium processor operates at 112 V1.1 Dhrystone MIPS and has a SPECint92
rating of 64.5, a SPECfp92 rating of 56.9 and an iCOMPTM index rating of
567. The performance difference between the 66- and 60-MHz versions is
about ten percent.
"We expect that initial customers for Pentium processor-based systems will
be those traditional early adopters who require increased performance to
meet their needs. Additionally, these systems will surface in high-
performance servers for corporate downsizing applications," said Paul
Otellini, senior vice president and a general manager of Intel's
Microprocessor Products Group. "As volume ramps over the next year,
Pentium processor-based systems will gravitate toward more traditional
desktop applications. Meanwhile, the Intel486 CPU-based systems continue
to be the choice for today's mainstream application requirements."
New Technologies
Manufactured using a 0.8 micron BiCMOS process and designed using a
superscalar RISC architecture, the Pentium processor has two five-stage
execution units and can process up to two instructions in a single clock
cycle. Both the Intel486 CPU and Intel386TM CPU have one execution unit.
The Intel386 CPU is a traditional CISC design that utilizes several clocks
per instruction. The Intel486 CPU, designed with a RISC integer core,
executes most instructions in a single clock cycle.
The Pentium processor features two 8K on-chip caches, dramatically improved
floating point performance and a 64-bit burst-mode external bus. It has
3.1 million transistors, nearly three times as many as the Intel486 CPU.
The powerful, fully compatible floating point unit (FPU) incorporates
optimized algorithms and dedicated multiply, divide and add hardware with
an eight-stage pipeline to execute one floating point operation per clock
cycle. The FPU is capable of running many applications five to ten times
faster than the same applications running on a 33-MHz Intel486 DX CPU.
Other advanced design techniques, like branch prediction, large 256-bit
internal data buses and write-back caches, all serve to improve application
software performance. The Pentium processor offers this new level of
performance while maintaining full compatibility with previous generations
of the Intel architecture.
Intel and the Industry
Throughout the development of the Pentium processor, Intel has been working
with hardware and software companies to help them deliver a complete suite
of system building blocks, including chip sets, BIOS, cache and clock
drivers. Intel has also been working with compiler, tools, operating system
and applications developers to ensure software solutions that take full
advantage of the Pentium processor architecture and enhance software
performance on Intel486 CPUs as well.
Not only will current software run on Pentium processors without
modification and with substantial performance improvement, but new high-
performance tools and compilers are available that will allow commercial
and in-house developers to achieve even greater performance enhancements
through a recompilation process, also known as optimization. Many major
software developers have committed to optimizing their
current applications for the Intel architecture, while others are porting
their high-end applications to the Intel architecture for the first time.
Supporting Peripherals
Intel is providing system building blocks to enable a variety of Pentium
processor-based systems designed for high-performance desktop and server
applications. Those building blocks include the 82496 Advanced Cache
Controller and 82491 cache, the 82489 DX interrupt controller, and the
82430 PCIset chip set.
The Pentium processor and second-level cache chip set, the 82496 cache
controller and multiple 82491 custom SRAMs, are a tightly combined group of
components optimized for high-performance desktop systems and two- to
eight-processor high-performance servers. The 82489 DX, the first
implementation of the advanced programmable interrupt controller (APIC)
architecture, provides multiprocessor system support. The Intel 82430
PCIset provides PCI local bus performance to Pentium processor-based
desktop systems. It includes an integrated cache/DRAM controller, a local
bus accelerator and system logic with an EISA or ISA expansion bus bridge
to enable a range of price/performance systems.
Upgradability
Many Intel486 DX2 CPU-based systems will be upgradable with Pentium
processor technology through a new product in the Intel OverDrive Processor
family. This OverDrive Processor, based on Pentium processor technology,
will be available in 1994. Pentium processor-based systems, expected to
start shipping in the second and third quarter of this year, will be easy
to upgrade with future Intel processor technology.
Availability
Initial production versions are shipping now. Intel has begun the
production ramp and will ship approximately 10,000 units in the second
quarter of 1993.
For additional information, contact a local Intel sales office, or the
Literature Center at 800-548-4725 (in the U.S. and Canada), or write for:
Intel Literature Packet #JP-53, P.O. Box 7620, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056-7641.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is an international manufacturer of
microcomputer components, modules and systems.
Pentium, Intel486, Intel386, OverDrive and iCOMP are trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. OS/2 is a trademark of IBM Corporation. UNIX is a trademark
of UNIX Systems Laboratories. NeXTSTEP 486 is a trademark of NeXT
Computer, Incorporated. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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End of file Intel FaxBack # 3007 March 22,1993