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Monday, January 19, 2009

AMD To Launch Dual-Core Neo CPU in 2009

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home News" @ 07:00 PM

http://www.dailytech.com/AMD+Will+L...rticle13992.htm

"AMD showed off a new platform at CES called Yukon that featured a new single-core Athlon Neo processor. The HP machine featuring the platform was very thin (think MacBook Air) and looked fantastic. HP is set to begin shipping the notebook in 2009. EWeek reports that AMD will also be fielding a dual-core version of its Neo processor that will be part of the Congo platform. Congo and the dual-core Neo are reportedly set to launch later in 2009. Congo will be a platform for new types of ultraportable laptops. AMD was very clear in meetings at CES that the Neo was not for the netbook market."

I haven't had a chance to benchmark the Neo CPU, but coming in at 15 watts, it's a power-hungry beast compared to the Intel Atom chip (which sips a dainty 2.4 watts under load) - yet even though it runs at the same 1.6 Ghz as the current Atom, it's said to offer more performance. The biggest difference between the Neo CPU and the Intel Atom is that the Neo CPU is paired with a nice ATI graphics solution on the HP dv2, whereas all Intel Atom-based systems I've seen are paired with the entirely useless Intel graphics solution. I like seeing Intel having competition, so I wish AMD well with this line of CPUs.


Saturday, September 6, 2008

The Road Ahead for Intel's Atom

Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 08:00 AM

http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Road...rticle12871.htm

"An Intel roadmap that surfaced at the Intel Developers Forum 2008 shows that Intel plans to bring the next generation Atom processor to market in Q3 2009 -- roughly a year from now. PCWatch reports that the new Atom will carry the codename Pineview and will be offered in both dual-core and single-core versions."

Dual-core was pretty much expected at this point, but what I found interesting was the plan to build the GPU core directly into the chip. We should be seeing the dual-core Atoms soon, but technically we should only be seeing them in non-XP based netbooks unless Microsoft relents on their requirement that XP only continue to be used on single core machines.

Tags: Netbook, Atom

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Excitement Grows for the Intel Atom

Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:00 AM

http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-99...ag=2547-1_3-0-5

"Intel's Atom processor was prominently displayed in systems at a conference in Japan. The chipmaker's next-generation X4500 graphics also made an appearance. Small systems and circuit boards using the Atom processor appeared on the Web site PC Watch, which highlighted designs at a "Systems Expo" in Tokyo. A host of small devices with the Atom processor are due in June. The 45-nanometer chip will compete with processors from Via Technologies such as the C7 and upcoming Isaiah processor. Small PCs and computer systems using the low-power Atom processor included a small embedded computer from Japan-based Dux, a car "infotainment" system from Portwell Japan, and a motherboard for mobile internet devices from Sophia Systems."

The market for low power processors is really heating up. There will always be the need for the fastest processors for certain applications, but for your standard functions a low power processor and efficient programs and OS's will get the job done.

Tags: Intel, Atom

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