Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/06/intel_ships_p31_g31/
Intel said to have released G31, P31 entry-level chipsets
Dual-core Pentium friendly
Posted in Hardware, 6th July 2007 10:24 GMT
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Intel has begun sending P31 and G31 entry-level desktop chipsets out to motherboard makers, it has been claimed.
As yet, the chip giant has posted no details on the chipsets on its website, but Taiwanese sources told [1] DigiTimes the parts formally started leaving Intel's warehouses on 4 July.
The G31 supports up to 8GB of DDR 2 memory clocked at 533MHz, 667MHz or 800MHz. It supports a 1066MHz frontside bus. It contains a GMA 3100 graphics core with Intel's Clear Video picture enhancement technology.
The P31 is essentially the same offering, but minus the on-board GPU.
Intel documentation pitches the G31 as the basis for "affordable dual-core" system and small form-factor machines. It suggests partnering the chips with its new Core architecture-based dual-core Pentium processors [2], the 1.6GHz E2140 and the 1.8GHz E2160.