INCE INTEL introduced its latest Pentium 4 processor, instances of Prescott thermal concerns have been popping up all over the Web.
We should all know by now that Prescott, Intel's 90 nanometre desktop processor, did not deliver the clock-for-clock performance gains that Northwood did over Willamette. However, because of its much longer pipeline, Intel's newest core should scale much higher in frequency than its predecessor.
Turning up the heat
One side effect of Intel’s 90 nm process is a marked increase in thermal levels. X-bit labs noted this when it compared Prescott to its fellow 3.2 GHz brethren.
Processor state - Idle/Burn (deg C)
P4 Prescott - 45/61
P4 Northwood - 30/48
P4 Gallatin - 32/51
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