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PCI 3.0 Coming; Intel gets the Green Light.

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the faster-faster-and-faster dept.

pjbass writes "This story on ZDnet discusses the next I/O subsystem planned for PC's. It will be PCI 3.0 once making it to the consumers, but it is now known as Arapahoe, or 3GIO. Intel Corp. is responsible for making the technology, and boast its performance will be about 6 times that of PCI2.x, getting up to speeds of 6.6 gigabytes per second of bandwidth initially, with promises to scale more once the technology is mainstream."

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  1. Re:Okay, Good. by mabinogi · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a little suggestion...

    Read the article.....

    It at least answers your first question....

    And I really doubt that Intell will prevent VIA from using it.....it would sort of defeat the purpose, it's intended to REPLACE PCI....and the only way it'll do that, is if it can be used in every PC....
    Currently PCI is used not just in Intel machines, but Macs, Sparc workstations and others....

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  2. Should be noted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    One thing the ZDnet story doesn't mention is that unlike PCI 2.x, 3GIO will use point to point connections instead of a shared bus.

  3. AMD's HyperTransport by dg1kjd · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a link to a FAQ about AMD's HyperTransport technology.
    It works at 6.4GB/sec and looks to me like a direct competitor.