Can you make any sense of the numbering scheme? I can't.
Intel's Dothan Pentium M chips will be grouped inside the 700 series, the sources said.
No problem with that. But it doesn't say whether Dothans will be sold in desktop configuration, or when this will happen.
[Intel's] 500 series will include both desktop and mobile Pentium 4 chips,
Now, if OEMs leave off the GHz rating, consumers will assume that any Dothan 700-series chip is faster than any P4 chip. I don't think that is what Intel wants.
[Intel's] 300 series will include desktop and mobile Celeron chips
If Celeron M's and regular Celerons are both assigned 300 series numbers, this is a horrible mistake.
What do you make of it? Seems like it will cause mass confusion. Is a 300-series 2.8 GHz chip faster or slower than a 2.4 GHz 500-series chip? Rating everything according to P4-equivalent clock speed is much more reasonable. THe only thing I don't like about AMD's ratings so far is the 3000+ rating on the 32-bit K8 running at 1.6, or is it 1.8, GHz. I still hold out hope that it is equivalent to a P4 3 GHz or better, but most seem to think it is a new kind of "celeron equivalent" speed rating. With Intel's wacky rating scheme AMD will need a footnote
* faster than competitor's 3.0 GHz 300 series chips
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