BANGALORE: Intel Corporation has introduced a Pentium III Xeon processor at
800 MHz targeting the rapidly growing segments for workstations and
"front-end" servers -- a class of single and dual-processor Internet
servers for e-business functions such as Web site hosting and e-commerce
authentication, a release said here.
"Intel continues to deliver enterprise-class features and power to
front-end and general-purpose two-way servers and workstations for the
e-business infrastructure," said Avtar Saini, Director South Asia, Intel ,
"In 2000, we will continue to increase the performance of our scalable and
highly available Pentium III Xeon processors and introduce our 64-bit Intel
Itanium processor, making it an exciting year for Intel-based server and
workstation customers."
Like other members of the Pentium III Xeon processor family, the new 800 MHz
version is designed to deliver the scalability, headroom and availability
features needed in front-end Internet commerce servers and general-purpose
servers, at affordable prices. The processor is based on Intel’s advanced
0.18-micron process technology, and features a 256 Kbyte Advanced Transfer Cache
memory with Advanced System Buffering, which boost performance by placing a
full-speed level-two cache memory directly on the processor die and increasing
the width of the data pathway to the processor. The processor also offers a 133
MHz system bus and on-cartridge voltage management for increased system
reliability.
Later this year, Intel plans to expand the product line with additional speed
enhancements and higher cache options.
Workstations based on these processors offer enhanced system features and
capabilities including the 133 MHz system bus, 64-bit PCI support, graphics
support for AGP 2x/4x, and dual Direct RDRAM memory channels with up to 2 Gbytes
of memory support, the release claimed.
The Pentium III Xeon processor at 800 MHz is available now in SC-330
packaging. The processor is priced at $901 in 1,000-unit quantities.