Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[KeithDust2000]

kpf, the threat is not early volume shipments of the 3.8 Ghz part - that one is for the benchmarks. In terms of actual sales, look at the lower clocked models as the real challenge. I´ve said that before, but a P4 2M with XD, EIST etc. looks much more attractive to me compared to the current mainstream Prescott models.

There´s much more coming on the feature front as well:

During its usual second-quarter chipset introduction in 2005, Intel will introduce the other platform technologies it has spoken about during the last several IDFs, Kirby says. These include: VT, or Vanderpool Technology, a virtualization feature; LT, or LaGrande Technology, hardware-based security features; EM64T, Intel's name for its 64-bit extensions to the x86 instruction set; and AMT, or Active Management Technology, a new feature aimed at making PCs easier to manage.

[thx @ Duke]