Intel Pentium D might become the next big thing
May 29th, 2005 Leave a comment Visited 106 times, 1 so far today
Intel Pentium D might become the next big thing
We are all used to getting ourselves computers powered by Intel’s Pentium series of processors. Of course, there would be people around who prefer to get themselves AMDs. But, ask any new PC user and he is most likely to have a Pentium inside his computer. The company has come a long way since unveiling their first Pentium Processors many years ago and since then we have seen regular upgrades with the current series being Pentium 4.
However, with the advancement in technologies and the processors going dual-core, the company initially targeted the high-end market of gamers and graphic designers with their first dual-core processors. The bigger market is however of the domestic users and the workstations. And for these, the company has just launched their latest series of Pentium processors codenamed Pentium D.
This latest development is expected to give the company an edge against their prime competitor AMD for sometime as they themselves come out with their offerings in the retail market. This just might be the first dual core processors of their kind, which would be affordable and targeted at the common computer user. Analysts predicted that 2006 would be the year where the consumer takes to the dual core processors in a big way, however with Intel’s plan to sell millions of units this year itself; we might see that happening a lot sooner.
The three models launched: Pentium D 820 at 2.8GHz, Pentium D 830 at 3.0GHz and Pentium D 840 at 3.2GHz will have prices of 241, 316, and 530 dollars in shipments of 1000 units. In comparison, AMD processors are priced almost double these processors. Intel’s complete package also comes with hardware for surround sound, high-definition video and improved graphics performances, which further make the deal more lucrative.
What the market would be looking for is a rebound by the AMD. They would have to take drastic steps to stay alive in the market. Now with Intel taking the price advantage, there are few options available for them. They however have normally excelled at providing excellent speeds at economical packages. If they can price their Dual Core processors cheaper than Pentium D, it would be a win-win situation for the end consumer! The company is expected to launch their desktop range of Dual Core processors quite soon.
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May 29th, 2005 at 8:49 pm
the point is that their release would soon be available in the market and for the time being cheaper. intel is not paying me to write anything. i am writing what the truth is. i am living in india. tried getting myself an AMD 64bit processor. every dealer out here is scared of selling an AMD to me coz they do not get much support from the company. Intel issues replacement for hardware under gurantee in 2 days flat. i think that proves a point to me.
the point remains, Intel has the capacity to manufacture chips in a large quanitity and give decent service. AMD has a limited scope. they might be better performers. but if i do not get support, they do not matter much to me.
having said all this, i had love them to beat Intel at the pricing of their versions of Dual Core processors for the desktops… I will see when both the processors are available in India. as my next computer should have a dual core processor. and it just might be an AMD if the price is right… :)
May 29th, 2005 at 8:58 pm
Its a shame you are not getting support form your dealers. But, dont blame AMD for that. Its really the fault of the dealers unwilling to buy AMD stock and support your needs. I will tell you that AMD has been vastly superior to INTEL for price and performance for at least two years. Weve had over 100 processors through our offices in that time and we have not had one return. So, I would keep pressuring your gutless dealers. They are the bottleneck.
May 29th, 2005 at 9:00 pm
amd should try and release a triple core processor , ill wait till its like 10 core before i buy another pc, not gonna have much effect on my pirated copy of ms word and excel. poor amd , i hope they can get some market share.
May 29th, 2005 at 9:05 pm
well i would definitely be blaming the indian suppliers of AMD who cannot provide enough support to the dealers. the supplier of the computers around here in our premises is a preferred AMD dealer of this area and he is unhappy with them!
May 29th, 2005 at 9:59 pm
Bottom line for me is the fact that Pentium4 D will not support 64bit processing.. wich to me is absolutely imparitive to my next cpu/pc purchase and im probably not alone. The future of home, workstation and server computing lies in the hands of the 64bit processor and unfortunately for intel, even the p4 d will not be sporting it. Sorry Intel but AMD just seems more attractive at the point.
May 29th, 2005 at 10:20 pm
so, AMD’s dual processor are also 64 bit enabled? I will have to check that!
May 29th, 2005 at 10:27 pm
Yes AMD’S duel cores will be 64 bit enabled. Not to mention, getting a P4D at the “50%” price reduction over the AMD64 X series will force you to have to purchase a new motherboard, memory and PCIE enabled vid card… so theres your cost right there, do the math.
May 29th, 2005 at 10:35 pm
Consumers need to educate before falling into the marketing black holes of the $industry$.
May 29th, 2005 at 11:11 pm
It’s a shame that marketing beats reality. AMD has been blowing P4’s out of the water for a couple of years. Dual-cores will be no different. The average consumer has no idea about processors.
May 29th, 2005 at 11:36 pm
Microsoft and the entertainment industry’s holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel now embedding digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset.
Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come DRM-enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case.
While Intel steered clear of mentioning the new DRM technology at its Australian launch of the new products, Intel’s Australian technical manager Graham Tucker publicly confirmed Microsoft-flavoured DRM technology will be a feature of Pentium D and 945.
“[The] 945g [chipset] supports DRM, it helps implement Microsoft’s DRM … but it supports DRM looking forward,” Tucker said, adding the DRM technology would not be able to be applied retrospectively to media or files that did not interoperate with the new technology.
However, Tucker ducked questions regarding technical details of how embedded DRM would work saying it was not in the interests of his company to spell out how the technology in the interests of security.
The situation presents an interesting dilemma for IT security managers as they may now be beholden to hardware-embedded security over which they have little say, information or control.
Conversely, Intel is heavily promoting what it calls “active management technology” (AMT) in the new chips as a major plus for system administrators and enterprise IT. Understood to be a sub-operating system residing in the chip’s firmware, AMT will allow administrators to both monitor or control individual machines independent of an operating system.
Additionally, AMT also features what Intel calls “IDE redirection” which will allow administrators to remotely enable, disable or format or configure individual drives and reload operating systems and software from remote locations, again independent of operating systems. Both AMT and IDE control are enabled by a new network interface controller.
“We all know our [operating system] friends don’t crash that often, but it does happen,” Tucker said.
Intel’s reticence to speak publicly about what lies under the hood of its latest firmware technology has also prompted calls to come clean from IT security experts, including Queensland University of Technology’s assistant dean for strategy and innovation, IT faculty, Bill Caelli.
“It’s a dual use technology. It’s got uses and misuses. Intel has to answer what guarantees it is prepared to give that home users are safe from hackers. Not maybes, guarantees”.
Caelli said it was “critical Intel comes clean” about how the current DRM technology is embedded into the new CPU and chipset offering.
June 1st, 2005 at 1:21 am
They wont need to go lower interms of prices but low enough to justify the diference in performance(AMD). Plus you wont need new hardware to run the X2s just a bios flash.
June 4th, 2005 at 9:05 pm
DRM(digital rights management)= no more ilegal mp3’s or software!!
November 27th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
So Intel are betraying the very people they are asking to but their hardware ?
Whether I use or copy pirated stuff or not is not the question. The fact that Intel are doing this is a disgrace.
I was going to but the latest Aldi PC deal – a D830 was the cpu. I’m not going to now. I’ll wait and buy an AMD. I will never buy a Pentium again afater this drm disgrace.
November 27th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
So Intel are betraying the very people they are asking to buy their hardware ?
Whether I use or copy pirated stuff or not, is not the question. The fact that Intel are doing this is a disgrace.
I was going to buy the latest Aldi PC deal – a D830 was the cpu. I’m not going to now. I’ll wait and buy an AMD X2. I will never buy a Pentium again afater this drm disgrace.