Intel Ships Fastest PentiumŪ III, Celeron™ Processors
New Products Arrive for Back-to-School PC Buying Season
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 2, 1999 - Intel Corporation today introduced two new processors, the PentiumŪ III processor 600 MHz for powerful Internet and mainstream computing, and the IntelŪ Celeron™ processor 500 MHz for sub-$1,000 PCs.
The Pentium III processor 600 MHz delivers Intel's highest levels of performance, longevity and investment protection for today's and tomorrow's computing needs. The new Intel Celeron processor 500 MHz is Intel's fastest processor for value PCs, and it brings consumers good performance at a great value. Both products are now broadly available and competitively priced for the back-to-school buying season.
"Powerful PCs are now required to quickly and easily navigate the tremendous amounts of information available to users as the Internet becomes more complex," said Pat Gelsinger, vice president and general manager, Intel Desktop Products Group. "The new Pentium III processor 600 MHz is Intel's best processor to meet that challenge."
Pentium III Processors: Performance for Today and Tomorrow
The Pentium III processor 600 MHz is designed to power an Internet experience filled with rich audio, video, animations and 3-D graphics that makes information come alive. Whether on or off the Internet, the Pentium III processor's high performance and Internet Streaming SIMD Extensions also provide Intel's most advanced computing experience for business users as e-commerce, data visualization, streaming audio, video and speech recognition applications become more pervasive.
Intel Celeron Processors: Optimized for Value PCs
With the Intel Celeron processor line, Intel continues to use its manufacturing and system design expertise to optimize the cost and capabilities of value PCs. As a result, Intel Celeron processors offer consumers leading value PC performance and a great way to get on the Internet for $1,000 and below.
Product Features, Price and Availability
The Pentium III processor 600 MHz, with 9.5 million transistors and 512 KB of L2 cache, is available now in 1,000-unit quantities for $669. Pentium III processors are now available in 600, 550, 500 and 450 MHz speeds. Intel Celeron processors are now offered at 500, 466, 433, 400, 366 and 333 MHz speeds. Available in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA) packaging, the Intel Celeron processor 500 MHz is priced at $167 in 1,000-unit quantities. Both processors are available today in systems from major PC manufacturers, as well as in boxed format from Intel product dealers and resellers.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
* For complete benchmark information on PentiumŪ III and IntelŪ Celeron™ processors, visit the Intel Web site at www.intel.com/procs/perf.
© 1999 Intel Corporation