Intel not using MHz anymore in model names...

[kct2]

http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&cat=INDUSTRY&feed=reu&news_id=reu-n19551983&date=20040319

...Intel Corp. will now assign model numbers to its chips and eliminate measurements of raw speed from its product names, the world's largest chip maker said on Friday.

Intel's new model numbers give each Intel processor brand a series number. Within desktop computer chips, for instance, the low-end Celeron chip will be given the 300 series, the high-end Pentium 4 will be given the 500 series label, and its Pentium 4 Extreme Edition will be given the 700 series.

edit: Doh - please delete, already posted here: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=281232

[dead_man311]

When are they going to start this new model name's ?

[TC]

Probably when AMD starts using MHz instead of PR ;)

[dead_man311]

Originally posted by TC
Probably when AMD starts using MHz instead of PR ;)

lol thats a good one there

[MrBaz]

It's all a marketting ploy. Unfortunately, the less-informed really dominate the consumer market.

[Nagorak]

Originally posted by MrBaz
It's all a marketting ploy. Unfortunately, the less-informed really dominate the consumer market.

In fairness, the less-informed don't really tend to need that much power. If you're just buying for word processing or web browsing, or even playing the Sims, you don't need that much power. Most people who really need it (serious 3D gamers, 3D animators, etc) will get the information they need to make an informed choice.