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Jan. 4, 1996 -- Intel Corporation announced immediate availability of
the highest performing new products in its mainstream Pentium
processor line, the 150- and 166-MHz Pentium processors. These new
chips owe their performance to Intel's advanced 3.3-volt, .35 micron
manufacturing process technology. Intel's high-volume capability will
make it possible for system vendors to offer a variety of attractively
priced configurations immediately, including products in the retail
market segment.
"With the introduction of the 150- and 166-MHz Pentium processors,
users who want to experience the full capabilities of Windows* 95 and
multimedia-rich software will have the best performance available
today at their fingertips," said G. Carl Everett, senior
vice-president, Desktop Products Group. "System vendors are starting
this year with the greatest choices of high-performance systems for
users, and with ease-of-use increasingly built into hardware and
software, we expect PCs to make further inroads as a consumer
product." Everett also said that while the recently introduced Pentium
Pro processor will be offered in workstations, advanced desktops and
servers, fast Pentium processor-based systems will remain the ideal
choice for mainstream business and home computing, where Windows 95
and Windows 3.1 prevail.
He added that the immediate high volume availability of the 150- and
166-MHz Pentium processors will enable systems based on the 133-MHz
Pentium processor to move to high volume mainstream, and 100- and
120-MHz Pentium processor-based PCs will occupy the entry level for
systems by mid-1996.
The two new processors are the first in the Intel Pentium processor
family to reach 200 SPECint92* of performance. SPEC is a widely used
processor benchmark. The 166-MHz Pentium processor delivers 217.3
SPECint92 and 4.76 SPECint95* of performance, and 137.9 SPECfp92* and
3.37 SPECfp95* of performance. The 150-MHz Pentium processor delivers
198.5 SPECint92 and 4.27 SPECint95 of performance, and 124.8 SPECfp92
and 3.04 SPECfp95 of performance.
In 1,000-unit quantities, the 150-MHz Pentium processor is priced at
$547 (U.S.), while the 166-MHz Pentium processor is priced at $749
(U.S.).
Comprehensive information about the new Pentium processors is also
available at Intel's site on the World Wide Web. The information is
part of Intel's WWW home page at URL http://www.intel.com/.