AMD plans to release in May the 64-bit dual core Turion 64 X2 TL-66 notebook processor clocked at 2.3GHz and built using 65nm technology, HKEPC reports.
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66 has 512KB of L2 cache per core and supports DDR2-800 dual channel memory, while its thermal design power (TDP) remains at 35W.
Intel plans to push its forthcoming Santa Rosa platform, scheduled for launch at the beginning of May, under its notebook PC platform brands Centrino Pro and Centrino Duo, as well as under a Viiv branded desktop platform too, according to Digi Times’ sources.
“PC makers such as AOpen, Sony and Shuttle have used mobile on desktop (MoDT) platforms to create small form factor systems targeted primarily at noise or space sensitive environments, such as SOHO and living room PC markets. However, these systems have found difficulty in expanding sales in to the wider desktop market due to higher costs, lower performance, and lower expansion options compared to traditional desktop systems,” the report says.
AMD has cut prices for its desktop processors with price tags falling up to $200 for high-end Athlon 64 FX-70 series processors, Digi Times reports.
“Several products have also been discontinued including the socket AM2-based Athlon 64 FX-64, and the socket 754-based Sempron 3400+ and 3000+. Under the newly published list, socket 754 has been phased-out, while only three socket 939 units remain suggesting that this architecture will also be discontinued soon,” the report says.
Intel today launched the 64-bit quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor with 2.93 GHz clock speed. As same as older QX6700 at 2.66 GHz, it has 8MB of L2 cache and 1066MHz front-side bus.
DailyTech reports the Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is priced at $1199, but after Q3’07 price cuts will cost $999.
Intel has silently launched the Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core 2 Duo U7500, the corporation’s first 64-bit ultra-low voltage (ULV) processors.
The U7600 is clocked at 1.2 GHz, while the U7500 runs at 1.06 GHz. Both have 2MB of L2 cache and a 533 MHz front-side bus, as well as TDP (thermal design power) of 10 watts.
AMD has launched the Opteron 2222 SE and Opteron 8222 SE dual core processors, both running at 3GHz. The new CPUs for workstations and servers offer 2MB of L2 cache and the same integrated memory controller and HyperTransport technology (a high-speed chip-to-chip interconnect) as other processors in that series, E Week reports.
The 2222 SE model is designed for two-way systems, while the 8222 SE model is made for use in for four- and eight-way servers.
Intel will begin producing its next-generation Penryn family of processors in the second half of this year. These new processors benefit from enhancements to the Intel Core microarchitecture and also 45nm technology which results in higher performance and more energy-efficient processors. Alongside Penryn, Intel annouced Nehalem CPUs, which will come in 2008.
“Six Penryn family processors, including dual and quad-core desktop processors and a dual core mobile processor are all under the Intel Core processor brand name as well as new dual and quad-core server processors under the Intel Xeon processor brand name. A processor for higher-end server multiprocessing systems is also under development,” Corporation says.
The first upgrade of Intel Core 2, code-named Conroe, architecture is coming soon. The refreshed Conroe processor line-up with a 1333 MHz front-side-bus will arrive Q3’07, around the same time of Intel’s Q3’07 price cuts, Daily Tech reports according to Corporation’s roadmaps.
“With the introduction of Core 2 Duo E6x50-series processors, the entire Intel Core 2 Duo desktop lineup will fall below the $300 price point. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 takes the top spot of Intel’s Core 2 Duo lineup at $266 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities. Intel clocks the Core 2 Duo E6850 at 3.0 GHz, higher than last year’s flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 and it costs a fraction of the X6800’s $999 launch price,” the report says.
Intel will officially release Pentium E 2000 and Celeron D 400 processor lines on June 3, HKEPC reports according to Taiwanese manufacturers.
“Pentium E2160 (1.8GHz/1MB L2/800MHz FSB) and Pentium E2140 (1.6GHz/.1MB L2/800MHz FSB) will be the replacement of Pentium D 935 and Pentium D 925. The prices setting for this two are $84 and $74. Besides, the prices setting for Celeron D 440(2GHz/512KB L2/800MHz FSB) and Celeron D 430 (1.8GHz/512KB L2/800MHz FSB) are $59 and $49 respectively. According to the testing result from the market, either one could provide a better performance than Celeron 360 running at 3.6 GHz, especially for gaming purpose,” the report says.
AMD has showcased a single-system Accelerated Computing platform claimed to break the teraflop computing barrier. At a press event in San Francisco on Wednesday , AMD demonstrated a “Teraflop in a Box” system running a standard version of Microsoft Windows XP Professional powered by AMD Opteron dual-core processor technology and two next-generation AMD R600 Stream Processors capable of performing more than 1 trillion floating-point calculations per second using a general “multiply-add” (MADD) calculation. This achievement represents a ten-fold performance increase over today’s high-performance server platforms, which deliver approximately 100 billion calculations per second, according to AMD.
AMD today introduced energy-efficient 45-watt Athlon 64 single-core processors 3500+ and 3800+, as same as AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 6000+. Prices for the 65nm energy-efficient Athlon 64 3500+ and 3800+ are $88 and $93, respectively for 1000-units. Pricing for the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is $464 in 1KU, the company announced.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ CPU has 2.2GHz clock speed and 512KB L2 cache. The Athlon 64 3800+ is at 2.4GHz with also 512KB L2 cache. Both new 64-bit processors are with 2000MHz HyperTransport bus and are made for socket AM2.
The dual-core Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is a 64-bit processor at 3.0GHz with 2MB of total dedicated L2 cache, and has 2000MHz HyperTransport bus. It uses socket AM2.
AMD also added the Athlon 64 4000+ single-core processor to its pricing list. It is made using 90nm technology and features 64-bit ability, 2.6GHz clock speed, 512KB of L2 cache, 2000MHz HyperTransport bus and socket AM2 interface. It is priced at $102.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 (1.83GHz/1066FSB/4MB) and E6420 (2.13GHz/1066FSB/4MB) processors will be launched on April 22nd 2007 along with E4400 (2GHz/800FSB/2MB). They will be priced at $163, $183 and $133 respectively at launch, VR-Zone reports.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6400 (2.13GHz/1066FSB/2x4MB), Pentium dual-core E2160 (1.8GHz/800FSB/1MB) at $84 and E2140 (1.6GHz/800FSB/1MB) at $74 will be available in June.
AMD has published today the set of price cuts for select Athlon 64 X2 dual core and Athlon 64 single core desktop processors, DigiTimes reports.
The price cuts published on company’s website begin with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+, currently the top-end processor in the range, falling in price from US$505 to US$326, while the next highest model, the 5400+ is reduced from US$485 to US$267. The 5200+ and the two versions of the 5000+ (based on 90nm and 65nm processes) each see their prices cut by US$63, from US$295 to US$232 for the 5200+ and from US$285 to US$222 for both 5000+ models. Continuing further down the series prices fall in the range of US$14 to US$33, DigiTimes’ report says.
Intel’s researchers have developed the world’s first programmable processor that delivers supercomputer-like performance from a single, 80-core chip. Its technical details will be presented at the annual Integrated Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) this week in San Francisco, the Corporation announced.
The 80-core chip is claimed to be not much larger than the size of a finger nail while consuming only 62 watts – less than many single-core processors today. This is the result of the company’s ‘Tera-scale computing’ research aimed at delivering Teraflop – or trillions of calculations per second – performance for future PCs and servers.
AMD announced the availability of new AMD Opteron processor models in both highly efficient (68 watt) and mainstream (95 watt) thermal envelopes.
“AMD has expanded the breadth of its low-power solutions with AMD Opteron processor Models 1218 HE (socket AM2), 2218 HE and 8218 HE (both for socket F). Designed to offer industry-leading performance-per-watt at only 68-watt maximum thermal design power, these processors are ideal for energy-conscious customers looking to reduce power and cooling bills and to achieve greater density in the datacenter,” the company’s press release says.
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