Initially critics ridiculed the name, but in fact the Pentium opened a new era in consumer-microprocessor marketing.No longer were CPUs referred to solely by numbers such as 286, 386, and 486 ...

A FEW WEEKS ago, I mentioned that buying a PC was getting complicated because there were so many versions of Intel’s Pentium processor floating around.That brought e-mail from a reader who said ...

Intel's Centrino family comprises the Pentium M processor, the 855 chipset and a PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection Mini-PCI card. A notebook vendor can only use the logo (above) if a system ...

The Pentium’s raw speed, design improvements and on-board math co-processor made it an early favorite among scientists, engineers and others who bought Intel’s pitch that it was an inexpensive ...

Best Budget CPU Face-Off! Pentium G4560 vs Core i3 6100 vs AMD FX-6300. Complete FCAT video benchmarks for the Pentium G4560, squared up against the Core i3 6100 and AMD FX 6300.

Glitches in Intel Corp.’s heralded Pentium microprocessor prompted IBM to halt shipments Monday of personal computers equipped with the microchip, amplifying a public-relations nightmare for the ...

The Pentium 4 will become the company's primary microprocessor in terms of volume by early 2002 or late 2001--earlier than anticipated. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where ...

Intel opened the hood of its next-generation microprocessor this week, revealing details about the Pentium 4's new microarchitecture to developers. The company said its NetBurst microarchitecture ...

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