AMD Set to Launch Speedier Chips
Company will release faster versions of both Athlon and Duron processors next week, sources say.
Martyn Williams and Douglas F. Gray
The processor speed wars soon will shift into high gear. Advanced Micro Devices is set to launch next Thursday a 1.4-GHz version of its Athlon processor and a 950-MHz version of its Duron processor, according to various industry sources.
The Athlon chip, aimed at high-performance PCs, will be available to end users priced between $224 and $266, at least three computer resellers said. The chip will surpass AMD's current fastest Athlon launched in March, which runs at 1.33 GHz.
One reseller says the 950MHz version of AMD's Duron family, aimed at entry-level PCs, would also be launched Thursday, priced at about $116. The current fastest Duron runs at 900 MHz and was launched in April.
AMD declines to comment, although the company has scheduled a press conference next week at the giant Computex computer trade show in Taiwan.
The new Duron will extend AMD's speed lead over arch rival Intel in the market for chips aimed at low-cost PCs--Intel's fastest Celeron runs at 850 MHz. However, in terms of clock speed, AMD is still playing catch-up at the high end--Intel launched a 1.7-GHz Pentium 4 processor in April. Intel has also demonstrated a Pentium 4 running at 2 GHz, in Taiwan last month.
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