The Register bericht dat Intel waarschijnlijk al deze maand (tegelijkertijd met de rest van de familie) een 733MHz versie van de Coppermine zal introduceren. Snelheden van boven de 800MHz zouden dankzij de 0,18micron technologie binnen bereik moeten liggen, zegt Intel:
Chipzilla project architecture manager Jim Wilson would only say that Coppermine will become available "later this month" at 700MHz or greater, but as The Register has already reported, the chip is set to ship on 24 October in at 733MHz.[...] Coppermine's release was brought forward, primarily to tackle AMD's 700MHz Athlon. Wilson claimed the 0.18 micron chip was also highly scalable, with the processor easily capable of increasing to 800MHz and beyond, allowing Intel to keep up with whatever AMD comes up with in the near future.
