四款新型芯片组持续增强奔腾 4处理器平台的领导地位
INTEL CONTINUES ITS LEADERSHIP IN PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR PLATFORM
WITH FOUR ADVANCED CHIPSETS - Translated by Marianne Wang

新款芯片组借助超线程技术提升PC性能和用户体验
New Chipsets Bring Better PC Performance and Improved End-User Experience While Poised to Deliver Hyper-Threading Technology

2002年10月9日，北京讯--英特尔公司本周推出四款新型台式机芯片组，为渴望获得丰富数字媒体、游戏和宽带体验的PC用户带来更高性能、可靠性和灵活性。
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2002 - Intel Corporation introduces four new desktop chipsets that bring higher performance, reliability and flexibility to PC users who demand a richer digital media, gaming and broadband experience.

增强型英特尔850E芯片组以及新款英特尔 845GE、845PE和845GV芯片组现已开始供货。四款芯片组均支持英特尔公司突破性的超线程（Hyper-Threading - HT）技术**。借助该项技术，虽然PC中只装配了一颗处理器，但软件程序好象是由两颗处理器在运行。英特尔将于今年晚些时候推出3.06GHz奔腾4处理器从而在台式PC机上引入该项技术。
Starting from today, the enhanced Intel 850E chipset and the new Intel 845GE, 845PE and 845GV chipsets will be available on the market. All of these chipsets support Intel's groundbreaking Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology**, which enables software programs to run as though there are two processors available with only one processor physically in place. HT Technology will be introduced later this year on desktop PCs with the Intel Pentium 4 processor at 3.06 GHz.

"这些新款芯片组让我们备感自豪，"英特尔（中国）有限公司总经理杨旭先生说:"它们不仅大大丰富了当今PC用户的体验，而且为我们即将推出的超线程技术奠定了平台基础。它们能够让众多主流个人和商业应用的性能最高提升25%。"
"We're very proud of these new chipsets," said Louis Burns, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Desktop Platforms Group. "Not only will they dramatically enrich a PC user's experience, they also provide the platform foundation for our upcoming HT Technology, which enhance the performance by up to 25 percent for many mainstream consumers and business applications."

增强型英特尔 850E芯片组现在可支持双通道PC 1066 RDRAM*存储器，是当今性能最强的奔腾4处理器平台，可以让用户获得更加丰富的宽带音视频内容、游戏、音乐、照片和电影体验。
The enhanced Intel 850E chipset now supports dual-channel PC 1066 RDRAM* memory, delivering the Pentium 4 processor-based platforms with the highest performance, which allow consumers to enjoy a richer PC experience with broadband audios and videos, games, music, photos, and movies.

英特尔845GE芯片组包含一颗时钟频率达 266 MHz的英特尔Extreme图形芯片和一套533 MHz 或400 MHz快速系统总线，并且是第一种支持DDR333主存储器的批量生产的芯片组。这些新特性可实现更高水平的集成图形性能，从而提升普通PC用户的图形体验。
The Intel 845GE chipset includes an increased 266 MHz graphics clock speed for its Intel Extreme Graphics engine, a swift 533 MHz or 400 MHz system bus, and - for the first time in volume - DDR333 main memory support. These new features provide new levels of integrated graphics performance, delivering a better graphics experience for everyday PC users.

结合英特尔奔腾4处理器，英特尔 845PE芯片组可发挥DDR333处理器和AGP4x的优势， 从而提供了一个不使用集成图形子系统的灵活的高端解决方案。
The Intel 845PE chipset, combined with the Intel Pentium 4 processor, delivers the advantages of DDR333 memory and AGP4x support for a flexible and high-end discrete graphics solution.

"我们的客户清楚，一旦我们实现新的存储能力，诸如 DDR333支持，他们就可以放心大胆地批量推出新品，" 杨旭先生说，"围绕 PC1066和DDR333存储器，我们与存储器供应商进行了密切合作，以更新产品规范并进行全面的规范性测试。此外，我们还专门安排了2,500名员工，每年投入3亿多美元确保英特尔的新平台、芯片组和CPU的功能和特性完全得到验证并且能够完全按照规范运行。"
"Our customers know that when we add a new memory capability such as DDR333 support, they can, with confidence, take their products to market in volume," said Burns. "With PC1066 and DDR333 memory, we worked closely with memory suppliers to update the specifications and conducted exhaustive compliance testing. In addition, we have 2,500 people dedicated and spend more than $300 million a year to make sure that Intel's new platforms, as well as chipset and CPU functions and features, are fully validated and work as specified."

新款英特尔845GV芯片组包含 DDR266主存储器和 533 MHz或400 MHz系统总线，能够支持各种频率的奔腾4和赛扬处理器。
The new Intel 845GV chipset offers DDR266 main memory capability and 533 MHz or 400 MHz system bus, providing support for a range of Pentium 4 and Celeron processor frequencies.

新款845芯片组采用高速系统总线最大化奔腾4处理器的吞吐能力。该芯片组包含6个集成的高速通用串行总线 （USB）2.0接口，能够为多种外设提供高带宽连接，使其能够以比USB1.1接口高40倍的带宽快速下载数码音乐、照片和视频文件。配备高速USB 2.0接口的PC机更易于使用和扩展，能够让用户快速轻松地在PC上加连外设。 新款845芯片组还实现了增强型 AC' 97音频，它配备了两套独立的DMA音频引擎，能够提升音效和支持全新的音频模式。
The new 845 chipsets utilize high-speed system buses to maximize throughput capabilities of the Pentium 4 processor. The chipsets include six integrated, Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports, enabling high-bandwidth connectivity across a variety of peripherals to allow for fast downloads of digital music, photos and video files with up to 40 times more bandwidth than USB 1.1. PCs equipped with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 capabilities are easier to use and expand, allowing users to quickly and easily add peripherals to PCs. The new 845 chipsets also come with enhanced AC' 97 audio implementation with dual independent DMA audio engines for improved sound quality and new audio usage models.

英特尔还向芯片组用户提供了英特尔应用程序加速器软件包，该软件包可以提升IDE设备的性能并为将来的硬盘驱动器预留空间而设计。相比操作系统中自带的IDE驱动程序而言，更高的输入/输出传输速率和更快的操作系统载入可实现更高的性能并缩短载入时间。
Intel also provides its chipset customers with the Intel Application Accelerator software package, designed to deliver additional Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) performance and provide headroom for future hard disk drives. Improved I/O transfer rates and faster operating system loads enable additional performance and accelerated boot times over native IDE drivers.

英特尔今日还宣布开始向计算机制造商和系统集成商供应6种台式机主板，它们是适用于标准ATX机型的英特尔台式机板卡D845GEBV2、 D845PEBT2、 D845PESV和D850EMVR，以及适用于微型ATX的英特尔台式机主板D845GERG2和D845GVAD2。
For computer makers and system integrators, Intel also announced availability of six desktop boards: ATX form factor Intel desktop boards D845GEBV2, D845PEBT2, D845PESV and D850EMVR, and smaller micro-ATX form factor Intel desktop boards D845GERG2 and D845GVAD2

定价和供货
Pricing and Availability

以千片为批量时，英特尔 845GE芯片组的产品单价为37美元；英特尔 845PE芯片组的产品单价为34美元；英特尔845GV芯片组的产品单价为28美元；支持1066 RDRAM存储器的英特尔 850E芯片组的产品单价为40美元。 全球众多计算机系统和主板制造商现已开始批量供应配装上述芯片组的系统和主板。
In 1,000-unit quantities, the Intel 845GE chipset is priced at $37. In 1,000-unit quantities, the Intel 845PE chipset is priced at $34. In 1,000-unit quantities, the Intel 845GV chipset is priced at $28. The Intel 850E chipset with 1066 RDRAM support in 1,000-unit quantities is priced at $40. Systems and motherboards with these chipsets are currently shipping in volume from a variety of computer and motherboard manufacturers worldwide.