Intels Celeron Gets Speed Boost

Written By
Jeff Burt
Jeff Burt
Apr 1, 2003
1 minute read
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Intel Corp. this week released faster Celeron chips for low-end and consumer desktop PCs.

The Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker on Monday rolled out Celeron processors that run at 2.3GHz and 2.4GHz. The fastest current Celeron runs at 2.2GHz.

Built on Intels 0.13-micron process, the chips also feature a 400MHz front-side bus.

The 2.3GHz Celeron is priced at $117 per 1,000-unit quantities, the 2.4GHz chip at $127.

Jeff Burt

Jeffrey Burt has been with eWEEK since 2000, covering an array of areas that includes servers, networking, PCs, processors, converged infrastructure, unified communications and the Internet of things.

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