Monday, May 10, 2004
PC World Tests New Dothan CPUs
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 01:00 PM
"Intel expands its mobile CPU power this week with the release of three fast new models of its Pentium M processor, formerly code-named Dothan. The first notebooks to run the new chips post about a 10 percent jump over comparable older models. The chips are featured in four new notebooks from Dell, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM. The notebooks blazed through early tests and also offer the same top-notch battery life typical of the Pentium M family.
The new Pentium Ms come in speeds of 1.7 GHz, 1.8 GHz, and 2 GHz, and boast several improvements over the last generation of Pentium Ms. Most notable is a larger level 2 cache--2MB, up from 1MB. They're also the first to bear Intel's new naming scheme for processors, which replaces clock speed with a processor model number. These chips are at the core of Intel's Centrino mobile platform, which is made up of the Pentium M processors, the chip set that supports them, and Intel's wireless (Wi-Fi) implementation. Like the CPUs, the platform also is upgraded in this generation."
Looks promising for those of us always looking for more CPU power to crunch digital media. C|NET has several detailed reviews of new Dothan-equipped laptops, and Trusted Reviews has a very detailed review of the Systemax TourBook 5127. What's worth noting here is that in TR's review, the 1.8 Ghz Dothan CPU clocked in only one point lower than a 2.8 Ghz P4 in the SYSmark 2002 test. That Dothan is one hot CPU!
It's also great to see Intel offering support for 802.11g - the Centrino platform has been advanced a fair bit today.
The new Pentium Ms come in speeds of 1.7 GHz, 1.8 GHz, and 2 GHz, and boast several improvements over the last generation of Pentium Ms. Most notable is a larger level 2 cache--2MB, up from 1MB. They're also the first to bear Intel's new naming scheme for processors, which replaces clock speed with a processor model number. These chips are at the core of Intel's Centrino mobile platform, which is made up of the Pentium M processors, the chip set that supports them, and Intel's wireless (Wi-Fi) implementation. Like the CPUs, the platform also is upgraded in this generation."
Looks promising for those of us always looking for more CPU power to crunch digital media. C|NET has several detailed reviews of new Dothan-equipped laptops, and Trusted Reviews has a very detailed review of the Systemax TourBook 5127. What's worth noting here is that in TR's review, the 1.8 Ghz Dothan CPU clocked in only one point lower than a 2.8 Ghz P4 in the SYSmark 2002 test. That Dothan is one hot CPU!
It's also great to see Intel offering support for 802.11g - the Centrino platform has been advanced a fair bit today.
