General
Q: What is the Intel Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: Based on 0.13-micron process technology, the new Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor � M delivers high performance in a package that's thinner and lighter than any mobile processor of the past.
Q: Who is the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M designed for?
A: The Mobile Pentium III Processor � M is designed for mobile PC users who demand higher performance in smaller notebooks -- the freedom to work, learn, and play anytime, anywhere.
Q: What new features does the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M offer?
A: 0.13-micron process technology allows for greater speeds than ever before with lower power consumption, resulting in greater performance and longer battery life in thinner, lighter notebooks. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology and Deeper Sleep translate into significant power advantages for increased battery life. New micro-FCPGA and micro-FCBGA packaging technology enables the thinnest, lightest notebooks.
Q: What makes the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M different from the Mobile Pentium III processor?
A: The Mobile Pentium III Processor � M incorporates Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, a 512KB on-die full-speed cache, micro-FCPGA and micro-FCBGA packaging technologies, a 133-MHz system bus and core speeds of up to 1.20 GHz. For more information, see: Mobile processor comparison chart.
Q: What are the benefits of the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: Incorporating 0.13-micron process technology and new micro-FCPGA and micro-FCBGA packaging technology, the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M allows for thinner, lighter notebooks. At speeds of up to 1.20 GHz, Intel's fastest mobile processor easily handles the most demanding applications such as 3D visualizations or next-generation operating systems. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology and Deeper Sleep enable longer battery life and lower power consumption. The processor is engineered to run at a lower temperature, so notebooks can run more reliably and quietly.
Q: Which software is optimized for the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: Web Collaboration: Office 2000* by Microsoft*; Voice Recognition: FreeSpeech: The Vocal Computer by Phillips Speech Processing*, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition w/ViaVoice*; Digitally Signed Documents: TrustedDoc* by SSE Limited; Electronic Signatures: PrivaSeal* by Aliroo*; High-Quality Live Video: Bloomberg.com* by Bloomberg*; 3D Visualization: 3D Sensations for Presentations* by CrystalGraphics*, Cool 3D* by Ulead Systems*; Media and Internet Operating System: BeOS* by Be, Inc.*; Sales Tools: BackWeb Sales Accelerator* by BackWeb Technologies, Inc.*
Q: Does Windows XP bring any advantages to the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: Windows XP and the Mobile Pentium III Processor - M combine increased battery performance and product reliability. See the Top 10 Reasons For Buying Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor � M and Window* XP.
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Micro-architecture
Q: What is Intel 0.13-micron technology?
A: 0.13 micron is a manufacturing term that refers to the feature size of the poly-silicon gate in the microprocessor. This feature size has a direct correlation to the speed and power requirements of the microprocessor. As feature sizes are reduced, the process speed (MHz) increases while the power requirements decrease correspondingly. 0.13 micron is currently the smallest feature size available in high volume manufacturing. This technology allows for greater speeds than ever before with lower power consumption, resulting in greater performance and longer battery life in thinner, lighter notebooks.
Q: What clock speeds are available for the Pentium III Processor � M?
1.20 GHZ, 1.13 GHz, 1.06 GHz, 1 GHz, 933 MHz, 866 MHz, 866 MHz Low Volt, 850 MHz Low Volt, 800 MHz Low Volt, 800 MHz Low Volt (100 FSB), 750 MHz (100 FSB) Low Volt, 733 MHz Low Volt, 750 MHz Ultra Low Volt, 733 MHz Ultra Low Volt, 700 MHz Ultra Low Volt (100 FSB)
Q: What is Data Prefetch Logic?
A: The Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor � M features a Data Prefetch Logic that anticipates data needed by an application and pre-loads it into the Advanced Transfer Cache, further increasing processor and application performance.
Technical details
Q: What is Enhanced SpeedStep technology?
A: Intel Enhanced SpeedStep technology provides desktop class performance with all the benefits of mobility. This is accomplished with two dynamically switching performance modes. Maximum Performance mode provides desktop-class performance when you are connected to AC power, while Battery Optimized mode delivers maximum battery life. For example, when a system is unplugged, the mobile Pentium III processor 750MHz core automatically drops to 600 MHz from the peak frequency of 750 MHz. At the same time, the operating voltage of the processor drops to 1.35 volts from 1.6 volts. In addition, Intel SpeedStep technology software allows for automatic or user controlled performance mode switching. The software supports all the major operating systems including Microsoft's Window* 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP through a common code base.
Q: What is Quickstart technology?
A: Developed by Intel, Quickstart puts the processor into a low power mode of less than half a watt when the processor is inactive or when transitioning between performance modes. The processor can enter this low power mode regardless of the application or performance mode that the system is running in.
Q: What is Deeper Sleep technology?
A: In addition to Quickstart, Deeper Sleep is an even lower power mode that is used during the transition process between performance modes. When in Deeper Sleep mode, the processor draws even less power than Quickstart while allowing the performance mode transition process to occur.
Q: At what speed does the data bus operate on the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: 133 MHz, increasing processor bus bandwidth over previous mobile solutions by 33% for faster access to system resources such as memory, I/O devices and graphics.
Q: Which chipsets support the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M?
A: The Mobile Pentium III Processor � M is compatible with Intel 830MP chipset, 830M chipset, 830MG chipset.
Q: What packaging does the Mobile Pentium III Processor � M use?
A: Mobile Intel Pentium III Processor � M is available in micro-FCPGA (Flip Chip Pin Grid Array) packages for socketable boards and micro-FCBGA (Flip Chip Ball Grid Array) packages for surface mount boards. Latest packaging technology makes outstanding performance possible for notebooks in a variety of shapes and sizes.
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