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2005
Q1
Intel Alviso-GM chipset for Dothan is expected to be released in Late January and will be part of the Sonoma Mobile Internet PC 2004 platform. Alviso GM is the successor to the i855GME and is expected to feature support for Dual Channel DDR2, a 533Mhz FSB speed and PCI Express (for attaching PCI Express graphics cards such as ATI's AXIOM and nVidia's MXM removable mobile cards). The ICH6-M South Bridge will feature support for SATA150, 802.11G, improved Bluetooth support and Azalia 7.1 audio.
Intel Pentium4-M (Prescott) 3.73Ghz is expected to be released in Q1.
Intel Celeron-M (Prescott) 3.46Ghz is expected to be released in Q1.
AMD Sempron 320 & 350 for Socket 939 is expected to be released in Q1. The core used with Sempron 939 is expected to be a version of Paris.
AMD Athlon 64 4200+ is expected to be released in Q1. The Athlon 64 4200+ is based on the Winchester core.
Windows Longhorn Beta 1 is expected to be released in Early 2005. See the Windows Longhorn Roadmap entry for additional information.
Intel Xeon DP (Irwindale) is expected to be released in Q1 and be built on a 90nm process. Iwindale is expected to feature 2Mb of L2 cache, EM64T instructions and support for an 800Mhz FSB. Irwindale is expected to debut with clock speeds of 3, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.6Ghz.
Intel Pentium 4 6xx series CPUs are expected to be released in Q1. The 6xx series CPUs are based on the Prescott 2M core, featuring 2MB of L2 cache, but run on an 800Mhz FSB speed. The 600 series also introduced Enhanced Speedstep technology to the P4 family to try to minimise thermal output and power requirements and contain EM64T 64-bit extensions. The initial members of the 6xx series are expected to be the 670 (3.80GHz), 660 (3.60GHz), 650 (3.40GHz) and 640 (3.20GHz).
Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.73GHz is expected to be released in Q1. In addition to the featureset of previous P4EE CPUs, the 3.73Ghz model is expected to feature EM64T support.
nVidia NV44 is expected to be released in Early 2005. NV44 is a cur down version of the GeForce 6200 core, featuring 16Mb onboard memory and nVidia's Turbo Cache technology. Turbo Cache allows the system memory to be used as graphics memory, allowing a memory size between the base 16Mb and 256Mb.
Q2
Intel Xeon DP (Irwindale) 3.73Ghz is expected to be released in Q2.
Intel Lakeport P/G chipsets for Irwindale and Smithfield are expected to be released in Q2.
Intel Xeon MP (Potomac) is expected to be release in Q2. Potomac is the 64-bit (EM64T) successor to Nocona. It is expected to be built on a 90nm process and contain 1Mb L2 cache alongside 8Mb of L3 cache. Potomac is expected to debut with clock speeds of more than 3.5Ghz.
Intel Xeon MP (Cranfords) is expected to be released in Q2. Cranfords is a cut down version of Potomac, featuring no L3 cache (possibly Cranford IS Potomac). Cranfords is expected to debut at a clock speed of 3.66Ghz and contain 1Mb L2 cache.
Intel Twin Castle multi-processor chipset, for Potomac, is expected top be released in Q2.
AMD Athlon FX-57 is expected to be released in Q2 on Socket 939. The Athlon FX-57 is based on the San Diego core.
AMD Athlon 64 4400+ is expected to be released in Q2. The Athlon 64 4400+ is based on the Winchester core.
AMD Sempron 340 for Socket 754 is expected to be released in Q2. This processor is expected to be based on the Paris core.
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, to support AMD and Intel's64-bit x86 extensions, is expected to be released in Q2.
Windows Server 2003 SP1 is expected to be released in Q2. Service Pack 1 includes a number of hotfixes, security enhancements and performance improvements to Windows Server 2003.
Windows Server 2003 64-bit Editions are expected to be released in Q2, concurrently with SP1. Window Server 2003 64-bit Edition is expected to provide up to an 8% performance increase for 32-bit applications running on 64-bit windows. There will be three 64-bit releases - Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition for Intel Itanium Systems, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems (AMD64) and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems (AMD64).
Microsoft Visual Studio 'Whidbey', the successor to Visual Studio.NET 2003 (Everett), is expected to be released in H1 2005. VS Whidbey will feature a new version of the .NET Framework, will include an Edit and Continue feature similar to previous VB releases which will allow developers change live code during debugging and then continue running the application without having to recompile. Also included will be a new set of "My" classes, which allow developers to easily target resources such as installed keyboards, mice, networks, operating systems, printers, the screen, the Registry etc through a more simplistic interface. Whidbey will also feature IntelliSense technology, similar to that found in Microsoft Word, which will automatically fix or suggest options for incorrectly spelt coding constructs.
VIA PM890 chipset for the Pentium 4 series is expected to be released in Q2. The PM890 is expected to support dual channel DDR400 or DDR2 667 and 1xPCI Express x16 slot 2xPCI Express x1 slots. The PM890 will also include include integrated DeltaChrome graphics providing DirectX 9 functionality with DuoView and an internal video processor.
Q3
Windows Server 2003 R2 is expected to be released in Mid 2005. Windows Server 2003 R2 will be a minor upgrade to Windows Server 2003, basically merging all the Windows Updates and Windows Server 2003 Feature Packs into a single integrated installation. Current Windows 2003 Feature Packs include Software Update Services (SUS), Automated Deployment Services (ADS), Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) and Windows SharePoint Services. For a full list visit Microsoft's web site here.
Intel Pentium 4 (Smithfield) IA-32 processor is expected to be release in Q3 on a 90nm process. Smithfield is the successor to Prescott and will be a dual-core design based on the Socket 775 platform. Smithfield is expected to feature 1Mb L2 cache and Speedstep technology, and will be available in clock speeds of 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2GHz.
Intel Glenwood chipset for Smithfield is expected to be released in Mid 2005.
Intel Celeron (Cedarmill) is expected to be released in H2 2005. Cedarmill is expected to be a single core version of Smithfield.
Intel Mukilteo chipset for the Pentium 4 is expected to be released in Q3. Mukilteo is the successor to Copper River and is designed to be a Workstation grade chipset.
AMD Opteron 8xx (Egypt) is the 1-8 way, 90nm successor to Athens, expected to be released in Mid 2005 on Socket 940. Egypt will be a dual core CPU.
AMD Opteron 2xx (Italy) is the 1-2 way, 90nm successor to Troy, expected to be released in Mid 2005 on Socket 940. Italy will be a dual core CPU.
AMD Opteron 1xx (Denmark) is the single processor, 90nm successor to Venus, expected to be released in Mid 2005 on Socket 940. Denmark will be a dual core CPU.
Intel Montecito IA-64 CPU is expected to be released in Q3 (at least H2). Montecito is the follow up to Intel's previous Itanium 2 (Madison) IA-64 CPU core, and will be a dual-core design. Montecito will be built on a 90nm process and is expected to run around 2Ghz and feature 24Mb of L3 cache - a 12MB cache for each core. Montecito is expected to consist of 1.7 billion transistors and feature a number of new technologies including Pellston (Enhanced cache reliability), Foxton (Enhanced workload performance) and Silvervale (Virtualization).
Intel E8870 chipset for Montecito is expected to be released in Q3. E8870 is expected to feature support for PCI Express and DDR2.
Intel Bayshore chipset for Montecito is expected to be released in Q3. Bayshore is expected to feature support for PCI Express and DDR2.
Q4
AMD Athlon 64 FX (Toledo) is 90nm successor to San Diego, expected to be released in Q4 on Socket 940. Toledo will be a dual core CPU.
Intel Xeon MP (Tulsa) is expected to be released in Q4. Tulsa is expected to be a dual core version of Potomac.
AMD Athlon XP (Palermo) is 90nm successor to Paris, expected to be released in H2.
AMD Athlon XP-M (Trinidad) is 90nm successor to Dublin, expected to be released in H2.
Intel Fanwood/533 IA-64 CPU is expected to be released in H2. This core will feature a 533Mhz PSB speed, rather than the 400Mhz PSB found on the original Fanwood core.
Intel Millington Dual Processor IA-64 core is expected to be released in H2. Millington is built around the Montecito core and will be the successor to Fanwood, featuring a 3MB L3 cache and dual processor only operation. Millington will support a 533Mhz PSB.
Intel Pentium-M (Jonah / Yonah) mobile CPU is expected to be released in H2. Jonah is expected to be built on a 65nm process and contain two CPU cores on a single die. Jonah is expected to feature a 533Mhz FSB speed (perhaps 800Mhz?) and possibly 4Mb of L2 cache (2Mb per core). It will also feature Intel's Vanderpool technology (the successor to Hyperthreading, enabling more efficient multi-threading) and LaGrande Security technology. Jonah is expected to have a TDP of 45W (Perhaps 31W?) and will have significantly improved power saving technologies enabling part of a core, an entire core or even both cores to be suspended to conserve power.
Intel Crestine-GM chipset for Jonah is expected to be released in H2. Crestine-GM is expected to support a 533Mhz+ FSB speed, DDRII 667(?) SDRAM, PCI Express and interface to ICH7-M.
Intel Blackford chipset for Xeons is expected to be released in Mid-Late 2005. This chipset is expected to feature 1066Mhz FSB support.
Intel Greencreek chipset for Xeons is expected to be released in Mid-Late 2005. This chipset is expected to feature 1066Mhz FSB support.
2005
PC5400 DDR II SDRAM is expected to become available in 2005. PC5400 modules will operate at a clock speed of 667Mhz, giving a memory bandwidth of 5.4Gb/s.
DDR III SDRAM is expected to become available in 2005.
Serial ATA 2 is expected to be introduced in 2005, offering a data transfer twice as high as SATA 1, i.e. 300MB/s.
Windows Server Longhorn Beta 1 is expected to be released in 2005. This is the first Beta of the Server version of Microsoft's next generation operating system.
