Intel drops another processor numbering scheme

Looks like along with all those newfangled chips n' such announced at
IDF a little bit back, Intel's also picking up a new numbering scheme for their processor lines. Granted, their current numbering scheme for processors does already require a pot of coffee and some serious spreadsheet action to comprehend, but really it's a great racket when you think about it. Intel introduces new processor sockets as often as possible to keep you constantly upgrading your box, adds lots of fun terms (like Extreme Edition, HyperThreading, Execute Disabled Bit) to make it difficult for consumers to tell whose processor has the best features, and new numbering schemes to keep everyone confused about how fast their processor actually is. And the best part about this "clarification" is that their new numbering scheme is even more cryptic than the last, looking something along the lines of T1x00, L1x00, and U1x00 for different versions of the same CPU. May we propose a new processor naming standard? It goes like this: Pentium Slow, Kinda Fast, Pretty Fast, Very Fast, and Very Very Fast. We'll take a Pentium Very Very Fast-based machine, please. See how easy that is?

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