Intel Ships World's First Mobile 2GHz Microprocessor

Monday, June 24, 2002
Intel Ships World's First Mobile 2GHz Microprocessor

Intel Corporation has begun shipping the world's first microprocessor designed for mobile PCs to operate at 2 gigahertz (GHz) — or two billion cycles per second. The new Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor – M delivers outstanding performance for business and consumer laptops, enabling a richer Internet experience, faster digital media, increasing business productivity and new applications such as wireless gaming.

Intel's commitment to designing high performance processors, chipsets and wireless solutions for every type of mobile PC is helping to grow the worldwide mobile segment. In the last 12 years, Intel has delivered more than 100 million mobile processors. Industry analyst firm Gartner Group predicts that over the next four years, laptop sales will grow at almost twice the rate of the overall PC market.

"Systems based on the new 2 GHz Mobile Pentium 4 Processor – M provide businesses and consumers with the horse power to tackle the most demanding compute, communications, digital and multimedia applications," said Anand Chandrasekher, vice president, Intel's Mobile Platforms Group. "It took the industry 11 years to reach 1 GHz in mobile computing. We've doubled that frequency to 2 GHz in only 15 months."

Two Gigahertz To Go
Powerful laptops continue to be critical business productivity tools and are also increasingly purchased by consumers. The Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor – M at 2 GHz includes the performance to run several productivity applications simultaneously while running background programs such as encryption, compression, virus scan, client management, and Virtual Private Networks. With 2 GHz performance and advanced power management features, the new Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor – M is an outstanding solution for corporate users.

Consumers are also valuing the freedom and flexibility of high performance laptops. They are taking Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor – M based laptops on their summer vacations and road trips so they can listen to MP3 music files, entertain the kids with DVD movies, store their digital photographs, and stay connected with family and friends via e-mail.

For gaming enthusiasts, the 2 GHz processor from Intel, combined with wireless connectivity, enables a new level of mobile gaming, allowing players wherever they are to compete over wireless connections in intensive multiplayer competitions.

New Ways To Measure Mobile Performance
According to the newest mobile benchmark from BAPCo, MobileMark 2002, users of Mobile Intel Pentium 4 Processor – M based laptops at 2 GHz will experience two times faster performance on multitasking office productivity applications and almost three hours of battery life compared to the fastest mobile processor just one year ago (Mobile Intel Pentium III processor). In addition, consumers will find almost two times better performance in their Internet experience according to the WebMark benchmark when using the same comparisons.

SOURCE: Intel