When Intel introduced the Prescott processors this past summer the event was received by the online hardware and gaming community with less enthusiasm than what past Intel launches have garnered. Manufactured using Intel’s 90nm process, the Prescotts did not exhibit the traditional benefits of new fabrication techniques, which have been reduced voltage and heat that allow for higher clock speeds. In fact, the P4 3.6 GHz processor, announced this June, did not become available on the market until late September, some three months after its introduction, giving Intel time to make minor changes to the core-a new stepping, as it’s referred to in the industry-to alleviate some of its heat issues..



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