Intel Corp. plans to release on Nov. 14 its fastest Pentium 4 processor yet for desktop systems. The chip will also be Intel's first desktop model with hyperthreading A technology that is already present in its Xeon server processors, hyperthreading allows multiple software threads to run more efficiently on a single processor.
The 3.06-GHz Pentium 4 processor is expected to be unveiled in systems from multinational PC vendors, according to information about the launch event from Intel in Europe. A spokesman for Intel in Europe declined to comment further on the availability of systems with the new processor.
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