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Intel’s Pentium 4 processors have been showing excellent performance scalability for the last 18 months thanks to boosting megahertz as well as introduction of various internal improvements, such as 512KB L2 cache and the Hyper-Threading technology implementations. We ahve reported you many times already that Intel will continue this wise strategy and will gradually bring new technologies and features to the market along with newer microprocessor cores. Let us try to cast some light on what is believed to be the long-term Intel’s roadmap.
Later this year the world will witness the first PC microprocessors made using thin 90nm technology. The currently code-named Prescott CPUs will feature 800MHz Quad Pumped Bus, 1MB of L2 cache and the Hyper-Threading II technology in addition to new set of instructions known as PNI – Prescott New Instructions that are proposed to accelerate processing of streams further. Apparently, the Prescott chips will live through 2004 and will be discontinued only in 2005. What is also very interesting to note is that there are discussions about implementing 1066MHz Quad Pumped Bus and new Prescott “B†core to support the new PSB in early 2005. So, from the present point of view, the family of Prescott chips should look as follows:
Prescott 3.20GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.40GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.60GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.80GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.00GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.20GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.40GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.60GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.80GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.80GHz (1066MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.00GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.06GHz (1066MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.33GHz (1066MHz QPB)
The successor of the Prescott should be the code-named Tejas CPU, also the crown of the NetBurst architecture. The king Tejas should come to the market in late 2004 or early 2005. The novelty will again feature yet another set of new instructions (TNI, Tejas New Instuctions) as well as new incarnation of the Hyper-Threading technology. Firstly made using 90nm manufacturing process, the Tejas chips will be shrunk to 65nm technology in late 2005 or early 2006. The version manufactured using more advanced thinner process will also receive 2MB of L2 cache and 1200MHz Quad Pumped Bus in addition to higher core-clock.
Tejas 5.33GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 5.60GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 5.86GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.00GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.13GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.30GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.60GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.90GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 7.20GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
After the Tejas, the brand-new Nehalem processor and architecture will be unveiled. But it is also a totally another story…
Later this year the world will witness the first PC microprocessors made using thin 90nm technology. The currently code-named Prescott CPUs will feature 800MHz Quad Pumped Bus, 1MB of L2 cache and the Hyper-Threading II technology in addition to new set of instructions known as PNI – Prescott New Instructions that are proposed to accelerate processing of streams further. Apparently, the Prescott chips will live through 2004 and will be discontinued only in 2005. What is also very interesting to note is that there are discussions about implementing 1066MHz Quad Pumped Bus and new Prescott “B†core to support the new PSB in early 2005. So, from the present point of view, the family of Prescott chips should look as follows:
Prescott 3.20GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.40GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.60GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 3.80GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.00GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.20GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.40GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.60GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.80GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 4.80GHz (1066MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.00GHz (800MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.06GHz (1066MHz QPB)
Prescott 5.33GHz (1066MHz QPB)
The successor of the Prescott should be the code-named Tejas CPU, also the crown of the NetBurst architecture. The king Tejas should come to the market in late 2004 or early 2005. The novelty will again feature yet another set of new instructions (TNI, Tejas New Instuctions) as well as new incarnation of the Hyper-Threading technology. Firstly made using 90nm manufacturing process, the Tejas chips will be shrunk to 65nm technology in late 2005 or early 2006. The version manufactured using more advanced thinner process will also receive 2MB of L2 cache and 1200MHz Quad Pumped Bus in addition to higher core-clock.
Tejas 5.33GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 5.60GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 5.86GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.00GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.13GHz (L2=1MB, 1066MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.30GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.60GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 6.90GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
Tejas 7.20GHz (L2=2MB, 1200MHz QPB)
After the Tejas, the brand-new Nehalem processor and architecture will be unveiled. But it is also a totally another story…
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And for the AMD freaks out there.
AMD Unofficial CPU Roadmap for 2003 - 2004
We can tell you for sure which CPUs are going to come this year or in the quarter since we constantly seek for the roadmaps CPU provide. However, in the roadmaps sent for press and some design partners nothing is usually said about longer-term plans of companies. As you all probably know, hardware developers extremely dislike talking about longer-terms intentions in details because almost every quarter firms have to adjust their roadmaps in order to meet the market requirements and there is always enough space for such adjustments. Nevertheless, it does not mean that there are absolutely no more or less detailed plans for two, three or even more years from now.
Today we managed to get our long hands on AMD’s plans for 2003 and 2004 years and now I am going to share with you what I have just seen on the papers.
As you know, AMD’s Athlon 64 chip will come in September this year and will be equipped with 1MB of L2 cache. Since AMD unveils Athlon XP “Barton†processors with 3200+ and maybe even 3400+ model numbers, the x86-64 newcomers’ ratings should start from something close to the predecessor’s. I doubt that AMD will be able to ramp mass-production of its 90nm chips in the first quarter 2004 (as it is indicated in the most recent official roadmap), so, the ClawHammer core should live and boost its performance, at least, until Q3 2004. Therefore, expect the following products to come during the next 12 to 16 months:
Athlon 64 3400+ 2.00GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 3600+ 2.20GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4000+ 2.60GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4200+ 2.80GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4400+ 3.00GHz (ClawHammer)
When the code-named San Diego cores are available next year, the Athlon 64 family will be able to show quite high performance. As always, there will be both lower- as well as higher- end models:
Athlon 64 4000+ 2.60GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4200+ 2.80GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4400+ 3.00GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4600+ 3.20GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4800+ 3.40GHz (San Diego)
We definitely should expect even faster AMD x86-64 processors sometimes in very late 2004 or possible early 2005. But that is another story, I think.
We can tell you for sure which CPUs are going to come this year or in the quarter since we constantly seek for the roadmaps CPU provide. However, in the roadmaps sent for press and some design partners nothing is usually said about longer-term plans of companies. As you all probably know, hardware developers extremely dislike talking about longer-terms intentions in details because almost every quarter firms have to adjust their roadmaps in order to meet the market requirements and there is always enough space for such adjustments. Nevertheless, it does not mean that there are absolutely no more or less detailed plans for two, three or even more years from now.
Today we managed to get our long hands on AMD’s plans for 2003 and 2004 years and now I am going to share with you what I have just seen on the papers.
As you know, AMD’s Athlon 64 chip will come in September this year and will be equipped with 1MB of L2 cache. Since AMD unveils Athlon XP “Barton†processors with 3200+ and maybe even 3400+ model numbers, the x86-64 newcomers’ ratings should start from something close to the predecessor’s. I doubt that AMD will be able to ramp mass-production of its 90nm chips in the first quarter 2004 (as it is indicated in the most recent official roadmap), so, the ClawHammer core should live and boost its performance, at least, until Q3 2004. Therefore, expect the following products to come during the next 12 to 16 months:
Athlon 64 3400+ 2.00GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 3600+ 2.20GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4000+ 2.60GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4200+ 2.80GHz (ClawHammer)
Athlon 64 4400+ 3.00GHz (ClawHammer)
When the code-named San Diego cores are available next year, the Athlon 64 family will be able to show quite high performance. As always, there will be both lower- as well as higher- end models:
Athlon 64 4000+ 2.60GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4200+ 2.80GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4400+ 3.00GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4600+ 3.20GHz (San Diego)
Athlon 64 4800+ 3.40GHz (San Diego)
We definitely should expect even faster AMD x86-64 processors sometimes in very late 2004 or possible early 2005. But that is another story, I think.
Source:xbitlabs.com
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