This new processor is scheduled to be introduced later this year. The Pentium 4 processor is initially targeted at the consumer enthusiasts and business power users. The new Pentium 4 processor is based on an advanced technology designed to maximize performance both today and in the future while keeping consumers on the cutting edge of the Internet. As part of the Pentium 4 design development process, Intel targeted the delivery of world class, end-user appreciable performance across both existing and emerging applications and usage models. In addition, Intel set out to develop a next generation micro-architecture that would deliver both performance and frequency scalability well into the future.
Integer instructions execute at twice the speed of the rest of the processor.
This results in higher execution throughput and reduced latency of execution. This provides a 3.2 gigabyte transfer speed between the Pentium 4 processor and the memory controller and is the highest bandwidth desktop system bus available. This revolutionary technology delivers a much higher performance instruction cache as well as makes more efficient use of cache memory storage. Also new is an enhanced branch prediction capability that keeps the processor executing to the correct program flow and reduces the mis-prediction penalty associated with deeper pipelines. IDF attracts thousands of hardware and software developers worldwide.