Pentium M predecessors were the Pentium III M and Pentium 4 M. Whenever Banias and Dothan chip speeds overlap, Intel uses "A" for Banias and "B" for Dothan. For example, Pentium M 1.7A is the ...

Scheduled for release during the second half of 2006, Intel's goal for Merom is to combine the Pentium 4 architecture with the increased processing power and thermal efficiencies of the Pentium M.

Intel's top Pentium chip, introduced in late 2000. The successor to the Pentium III, the Pentium 4 features the NetBurst micro-architecture (see NetBurst). All Pentium 4 chips are single core ...