Intel releases new leader of Pentium M pack

Intel on Wednesday released a new top-of-the-range processor for its family of chips for notebook computers.

The Pentium M model 765 runs at 2.10GHz and features a 2MB cache, a 400MHz system bus and improved power consumption, the company said. The new chip is built using the 90-nanometer manufacturing process.

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Intel recently has begun a shift in emphasis from processor speeds as the key measure of a chip's desirability. Last week, it said it would discontinue plans to release a Pentium 4 that would run at 4GHz.