1998 research cohort / CPU
Intel · model variant
Candidate · no owner discrepancy decisionIntel Celeron processor 300 MHz is recorded in the 1998 CPU research cohort under Intel. The current display name and classification are normalization proposals.
Intel addresses affordable core computing for sub-$1,200 Basic PCs
Intended users: Basic PC users and value-oriented consumers/businesses
Engineering response: 300 MHz Celeron with P6 microarchitecture and 440EX AGPset
Intel Introduces New Celeron Processor for Basic PCs · lines 4-9
Intel explicitly states Basic PC affordability, performance, and platform response.
No independent test configuration; manufacturer comparison to Celeron 266 is not used as a benchmark row.
These observations can only be compared within the same named comparison group. Configuration and provenance matter.
8.3 score · Higher is better
Intel MU440EX motherboard; 64 MB; UnixWare; Intel compiler; single CPU
standards body vendor submitted · Group: mu440ex-64mb-unixware-specint95-intelcompiler
All Published SPECint95 Results · MU440EX 300 MHz row
Intel sponsor; disclosure/compiler details should be read with the individual result; this is not a generic CPU-only score.
6.88 score · Higher is better
Intel MU440EX motherboard; 64 MB; UnixWare; Intel compiler; single CPU
standards body vendor submitted · Group: mu440ex-64mb-unixware-specfp95-intelcompiler
All Published SPECfp95 Results · MU440EX 300 MHz row
Intel sponsor; disclosure/compiler details should be read with the individual result; this is not a generic CPU-only score.
The year above is a research-cohort label. Announcement, production, shipment and retail availability are distinct events.
Verified exact introduction and boxed reseller statement support proposal; plain 300 remains distinct from 300A.
Intel Corporation · lines 4-10
Intel's dated release identifies the 300 MHz Celeron as introduced that day and says boxed Celeron processors were now available for dealers and resellers.
Exact component SKU and geography.
No owner discrepancy decision is recorded. This does not mean there are no unresolved issues.
Plain 300 MHz Celeron and 300A MHz Celeron are distinct manufacturer designations and cannot be collapsed by numeric speed.
Audit source · lines 4-13
Intel describes 300A MHz as a new cached Celeron while describing 300 MHz as a separate offered speed without integrated L2 cache.
Follow-up: Preserve both keys and raw names; obtain orderable identifiers before making a SKU-level claim.
These notes preserve the state at intake. Later verification is shown under Release evidence above; an original note saying verification had not occurred is not the current assessment.
Intel Corporation ·
Imported source reference; independent verification has not occurred.
Intel Corporation ·
Imported source reference; independent verification has not occurred.
Typed events: product introduction is exact on 1998-06-08; Intel says several PC manufacturers are announcing systems today, but the release does not state an exact boxed/component availability date. Preserve plain 300 as distinct from 300A.