The line is formally known as Conroe and Merom and reportedly gives Intel a multimedia processor that uses less power and produces less heat than the Pentium 4 processor.
The increased efficiency will allow designers to cram more circuitry into standard-sized computer frames and will eventually render the familiar Pentium 4 obsolete.
Tech media reports Sunday listed the specs at 4 megabytes with 128-bit SSE units and macro-op fusion.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
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