3GHz Pentium 4 Powers HP Workstation

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday is rolling out an entry-level workstation based on Intel Corp.'s new 3GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor and accompanying 875P chip set, which includes such functionality as performance acceleration and hyperthreading technologies.

Armed with the new Intel technologies - including a faster 800MHz front-side bus and greater memory bandwidth - the single-processor HP Workstation xw4100 will offer up to 5 percent performance increases with mainstream applications over the Palo Alto, Calif., company's current systems, and 27 percent increases for more specialized and intensive applications, said Jeff Wood, director of product marketing for HP's personal workstation group.

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