Intel's new Pentium 4 microprocessor sizzles at an average 110 watts, hot enough to whip up a batch of muffins--and slow a PC's advertised performance.

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The highest-profile result was the release this yearof AMD's 1-gigahertz Athlon microprocessor, which competes against Intel's fastest Pentium.

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The highest-profile result was the release this year of AMD's 1-gigahertz Athlon microprocessor, which competes against Intel's fastest Pentium.

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The laptop-sized PS3 will boast a high-speed internet connection and microprocessor that is several times faster than Intel's Pentium 4 chip used in PCs and game consoles.

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Its Mips Technologies microprocessor is about as fast as an old 133-megahertz Pentium.

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