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Intel May Sue Over New Pentium 4 Bus
News Via Technologies and other chipset makers could be in for a new round of legal flak from Intel, as the chipmaker seeks to protect its newly introduced fast system bus. SIS sells a chipset called SIS645 which uses the 533MHz system bus.
[May 7, 2002, 14:04]
Intel's Pentium III Smorgasbord (Part 1)
News The chips all include 256KB of integrated Level 2 cache and support either a 100MHz or 133MHz system bus. The 500MHz, 550MHz, 650MHz and 700MHz chips support only a 100MHz system bus. The bus is a part of a PC that moves data between the processor...
[October 26, 1999, 9:43]
Via Readies Hammer Chipsets
News Intel also recently upped the speed of the Pentium 4 system bus to 533MHz, with upgraded chips and chipsets, further boosting system performance. The system bus connects the processor to external components such as memory.
[May 21, 2002, 14:19]
Intel Debuts Higher-speed Celeron
News The new chip is an extension of Intel's current Celeron processor line, meaning it is manufactured using Intel's 0.25 micron process and features 128KB of integrated Level 2 cache and a 66MHz system bus.
[January 5, 2000, 9:32]
Intel Chipsets, Celerons Mean Cheaper PCs
News The chipsets also offer built-in graphics and newer features, such as Universal Serial Bus 2.0. The company announced two new versions of its 845 chipset, dubbed the 845G and the 845GL, that include built-in graphics and Universal Serial Bus 2.0, a...
[May 21, 2002, 9:08]
E In Intel 810E Stands For ChEap
News A system bus is the data pipeline between the processor and the rest of the PC's components. At the same time, the 810E can be used with two new Pentium III chips announced Monday, which support a 133MHz system bus.
[September 28, 1999, 10:05]
Intel Confirms 820 Chip Set Delay
News At the same time, Intel announced a new integrated chip set, the 810E, and two new processors a 533MHz Pentium III and 600MHz Pentium III, which support a 133MHz system bus. With its 133MHz system bus and support for Rambus Direct RAM, the 820...
[September 28, 1999, 9:34]
Intel Price Cuts Usher In New Pentium 4
News One chipset, the 850(e), will feature a 533MHz system bus -- the main conduit between the processor and memory -- that will deliver higher performance than the 400MHz system bus found on Pentium 4 computers today.
[April 16, 2002, 8:44]
PC Makers Embrace New Intel Chipset
News Additionally, the 865 family's system bus, which connects the processor to memory, runs at speeds up to 800MHz, faster than the 533MHz bus on current Pentium 4 PCs. The 865G, for corporate PCs, comes with integrated graphics, an 800MHz bus, Serial...
[May 21, 2003, 10:24]
Rambus Readies Faster, Cheaper Memory
News The bus provides a data pathway between the processor and system memory. At the same time, the faster memory would likely be paired with a faster 533MHz Pentium 4 front-side bus, which Intel is expected to launch next year.
[September 27, 2001, 16:56]
Intel Gives Up The Gigahertz
News Under the model number plan, each chip's clock speed will become one of several features -- including cache size and bus speed -- that go into summing up performance. For example, within the Pentium 4 family, it would be easier to distinguish the...
[March 15, 2004, 7:45]
Intel Preparing Megahertz Megablitz
News What moving to the 133MHz bus will mean to users is faster overall system performance, as the pipeline between the processor and system components, such as memory, will allow more data to move back and forth per second.
[August 31, 1999, 9:28]
Intel Chipset Boosts 400MHz Production
News The chipset, among other tasks, connects the microprocessor to main memory through a system bus. In years past, the system bus, memory and the microprocessor all ran at close and even multiples of each other.
[January 30, 2003, 10:41]
Intel Delays Launch Of 820 Chip Set Again
News The 440BX supports a 100MHz system bus, 100MHz synchronous dynamic RAM and 2X accelerated graphics port (AGP). Intel, sources said, will go ahead with its plans to introduce its Intel 810E chip set and 533MHz and 600MHz Pentium III chips that...
[September 27, 1999, 14:19]
Itanium Gets Scaled Down And Pushed Back
News Another change will be removal of higher-end Montecito models whose front-side bus — the connection to the rest of the system runs at 667MHz, leaving only the 400MHz and 533MHz models. With that technology, each processor will have its own...
[October 25, 2005, 9:40]
New Intel 810E Chip Set A Boon
News The 810E is a Pentium III-compatible chip set, which supports a 133MHz system bus. This integration works to lower the cost of the overall system by eliminating the need for certain components, such as a graphics board.
[September 23, 1999, 11:56]
Pentium 4: More Speed In The Pipeline
News Among other tasks, the chipset creates a data path, or system bus, between the processor and a computer's memory. The imbalance between processor speeds, which top out at 3GHz, and memory and system buses, which are far slower, has made the system...
[January 13, 2003, 8:11]
Intel V AMD: Let The Battle Begin
News Pentium III Coppermine chips will support a 133MHz system bus. The system bus is the pipeline between the processor and the rest of the components inside the PC. At this week's Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California, Intel will reveal new...
[October 4, 1999, 15:49]
Intel To Boost Celeron Chip Next Year
News The list includes Streaming SIMD Extensions, a set of instructions for processing multimedia, along with support for a 100MHz system bus, sources said. The current Celeron chip is based on the 0.25 micron Pentium II core, supports a 66MHz system...
[August 20, 1999, 8:22]
Nine 'Montecito' Itaniums On The Way
News In the second quarter, the 9010, 9020 and 9040 also will get a faster front-side bus — the connection between the chip and the rest of the system — that runs at 667MHz compared with 400MHz and 533MHz for the first-quarter Montecito models.
[October 13, 2005, 10:30]
