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166-, 150-MHz Pentium Processors Deliver High Performance for Mass Appeal
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 10, 1996 -- Intel Corporation today
introduced a 200-MHz Pentium processor that will power premium desktop
systems in the second half of this year. The processor's introduction
creates a trio of high-performance choices -- 200 MHz, 166 MHz, and
150 MHz -- that have been introduced in the first half of this year
for high-end to mainstream PCs. The announcement today also sets the
stage for the 133- and 120-MHz Pentium processors to fill the entry
level of Intel's PC processor family in the second half.
"System manufacturers will be offering customers an unprecedented level
of performance and value," said Carl Everett, senior vice
president, Desktop Products Group at Intel. Everett noted the home
market segment will benefit from the performance available in the
Pentium processor family. A good example is the recently introduced
Intel Video Phone with ProShare technology which allows callers to
view each other on PCs using standard telephone lines.
Everett added that while 200-MHz Pentium processor-based systems
represent a new performance milestone for the Pentium processor
family, 166- and 150-MHz Pentium processor-based systems will be
prominent in PC buyers' minds for the outstanding prices and
performance values they represent.
The 200-MHz Pentium processor, built on Intel's advanced .35 micron
process technology, is in limited production today, and will ramp in
volume over the next two quarters. The processor is housed in a new,
more thermally efficient Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA) package. This,
combined with the advanced process technology, enables the processor
to reach its high clock rates.
High-speed Pentium processors will continue to be the choice for users
of Windows* 95, especially in the home market segment where multimedia
and highly graphic software demand and benefit from higher
performance. Business users, in the meantime, are moving to the 32-bit
software environments offered by Windows NT and UNIX, and selecting
Pentium Pro processors for their computing needs.
The 200-MHz Pentium processor delivers 5.47 SPECint95 and
SPECint_base95, and 3.68 SPECfp95 and 2.92SPECfp_base95. The iCOMP™
Index 2.0 rating is 142.
In 1,000-unit quantities, the 200-MHz-Pentium processor is priced at
$599. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading
manufacturer of personal computer, networking, and communications
products.