Intel's 65 nm Pentium 4 to consume less power

Chicago (IL) - The move from a 90 nm to a 65 nm production process enables Intel to reduce the power consumption of its single-core Pentium 4 processors, Tom's Hardware Guide has learned. Compared to the current generation with "Prescott" core, the new "Cedar Mill" will drop from 95 to 86 watts.

Despite all the buzz around dual-core processors, single-core processors will stay with us for the foreseeable time. In Intel's case, the single-core 6xx series will continue to play its part in the firm's high-performance platform and especially within the "stable image platform program" that is aimed at businesses.

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