CNET.com vertelt ons dat Intel op 31 juli, dat is dus over 1 maandje, een Coppermine gaat introduceren die op 1.13 GHz gaat lopen . De aanvoer van deze chippies zal in het begin nog erg moeilijk zijn, 1 GHz CPU's zijn nu nog steeds erg zeldzaam terwijl ze al maanden geleden op de markt gebracht zijn, en bij deze zal het waarschijnlijk niet veel anders gaaan:
The new chip, likely one of the last versions of the Pentium III for desktop systems, will mark yet another milestone in the escalating performance war between Intel and rival Advanced Micro Devices.
[...] The race to be No. 1 has also indirectly created supply problems. One-GHz Pentium IIIs and Athlons remain in limited supply, as are chips in the 900-MHz range. Both companies released these chips in the beginning of March. Originally, both chips were due in June.
An Intel spokesman confirmed the release date for the 1.13-GHz chip and added that initially the chip would be in limited supplies. One-GHz Pentium III supplies will increase in the third quarter, he added.
Although the new Pentium III could end up the fastest desktop chip on the market, its spot on the throne will be precarious. As it has for nearly a year, AMD is likely to unveil a chip running at the same speed or faster.