Intel Introduces 200-MHz Pentium Processor; 166-, 150-MHz Pentium Processors Deliver High Performance for Mass Appeal

Business Wire, June 10, 1996

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1996--Intel Corporation today introduced a 200-MHz Pentium(R) 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(R) 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(a) 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(R) 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(TM) Index 2.0 rating is 142.

In 1,000-unit quantities, the 200-MHz-Pentium processor is priced at $599.

Comprehensive information about the new processor is also available at Intel's site on the World Wide Web. The information is part of Intel's press center page at URL http://www.intel.com/pressroom.>Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking and communications products.

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