As we have already told you, Intel is going to push its new Tualatin core (0.13 micron, Pentium III architecture) mainly into the mobile market, according to Frank E. Spindler (IDF, Taipei). However, we should say that he was quite cunning then. It’s true, there will be very few Tualatin CPUs in the desktop market this year, however, next year Tualatin processors should play a significant part in this market. According to what our sources reported, Tualatin will be able to find its place in dual-processor server solutions as well. Here are more details:

Desktop:

• Q3 2001: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.13GHz and 1.2GHz with 133MHz FSB and 256KB L2 cache.
  They will be the only two processors on Tualatin core in Pentium III family. So, 1.2GHz will be the top frequency Pentium III CPUs will be able to have. Intel isn’t planning to release any Pentium III processors with the working frequencies exceeding 1.2GHz. We would like to point out that the cost of Pentium III Tualatin will be about $100 higher than the youngest Pentium 4 models. That’s why this CPU will hardly be very widely spread.
• Q2 2002: Celeron (Tualatin) 1.1GHz with 100MHz FSB and 256KB L2 cache.
  Starting from early Q2 Intel will use Tualatin core in all Celeron processors, because they will be transferred to Pentium 4 core a considerable while later. This is exactly where Tualatin will manage to show its best in the desktop market. The processor models with higher working frequencies will be launched a bit later.

Mobile:

• Q3 2001: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1, 1.06 and 1.13GHz with 133MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache.
  Since Pentium 4 for mobiles will appear not so soon, Intel has to introduce a competitor to the mobile Palomino from AMD, which will work at some pretty high core frequencies. That is why the mobile Pentium III family will be shifted to Tualatin core. As Tualatin core will not compete with any other Intel’s solutions in this market, the mobile Tualatin will be powered with 512KB L2 cache.
• Q4 2001: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.2GHz with 133MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache.
• Q1 2002: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.26GHz with 133MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache.
• Q2 2002: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.33GHz with 133MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache.
  Celeron (Tualatin) 1GHz with 100MHz FSB and 256KB L2 cache.
  Together with the shift of its desktop Celerons to Tualatin core, Intel will also do the same thing to the mobile Celeron CPUs. So, it turns out that Tualatin will play a key part in 2002 value market for both: desktop and mobile versions.

Server:

• Q3 2001: Pentium III (Tualatin) 1.13, 1.2 and 1.26 GHz with 133MHz FSB and 512KB L2 cache.
  Server Tualatin CPUs will support dual-processor configurations and work in systems built on ServerWorks LE3 or Micron Copperhead. These systems are expected to occupy the low-cost server market, which can’t be won by Dual-processor Foster systems.

As you can see, Tualatin won’t be such a poor thing as Intel tries to make it. However, Tualatin will simply occupy a part of the market, where Intel can’t fit its Pentium 4. This is exactly why the CPUs built on Tualatin core sometimes look so strange...