CHAPTER 2 Inside the Computer
Intel Nudges Ahead in Chip Wars Intel Corp. has announced a 1.13 GHz Pentium III chip. AMD, the first to release a 1 GHz chip, is expected to announce a 1.1 GHz chip in the near future. Intel is expected to introduce their new Pentium IV chip at 1.4 GHz later this year. The added processing power will help with graphics applications and graphics-intensive games. The performance of traditional office applications, such as word processing and spreadsheets will not change much.