With 1 billion transistors in it, the new 2nd Generation Intel Core processor is aimed to deliver entirely new visual experiences for laptop PC users. But how the processor looks like in comparison to a dime and the new Reese’s Minis, the smallest, unwrapped version of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Enjoy the picture above, and tell what you think.
AppliedMicro announced the APM801xx, a family of energy-efficient embedded processors providing the industry’s smallest form factor for a Power Architecture-based product. APM801xx product family supports high performance and a broad selection of peripherals for range of consumer devices from gateways, control panels and energy meters to network attached storage systems, consumer Wi-Fi access points, residential gateways, and connected displays. The AppliedMicro APM801xx family will come in three variants: 801xx-400, the 801xx-600, and 801xx-800 and will be available in two different packages in 10×10-mm BGA and 14×14-mm BGA. Samples of the processor are expected in June 2010 and full production quantities are scheduled for the third quarter. Pricing is under $10 for 10,000-unit quantities.
The Z5XX processor family for netbook has new addition with the new 2.0GHz Z550 as an enhancement of the 1.86GHz Z540. It’s kind of a great news for netbook lovers as the processor is designed for. Expected to comes next month, the Z550 features 2.4W TDP power, 512KB L2 cache, and 533MHz FSB.
Two days ago Intel announced the new generation CPU for mobile computing, the Extreme series: Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800. The new extreme boasts 2.6GHz clock speed, 4MB of L2 cache, and 800MHz front side bus. The specs tell itself as the fastest chip in mobile processors lineup available today.
The new Extreme X7800 worths $851, and it allow users to overclock the processor to gain even higher performance, but do it on your own risk. According to the report, this new processor is 28% faster compare to the previous Core Duo T2600.
[via gottamobile]
