Intel shows off mobile quad core CPU

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10-15-2007, 10:08 AM
Martijn

Intel shows off mobile quad core CPU

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Intel claimed the chip contains 840 million transistors and will run at a power envelope of 45W, slightly higher than Intel's mainstream TDP of 35W, meaning that the extra performance is going to come at an understandable hit in battery life. Intel said it is on track to launch the CPU in the second half of 2008.

Link here
10-15-2007, 10:12 AM
Hornet331

good for dtr, where runtime doesnt really matter.
10-15-2007, 10:12 AM
[XC] gomeler

Interesting but no mention of clockspeed, cache, or FSB. Even a few details would be nice as otherwise this announcement is a "duh"
10-15-2007, 10:19 AM
Shintai

2.5Ghz LV serverchips is 2.5Ghz/1333/12MB. So something around that I guesss
10-15-2007, 10:33 AM
Martijn

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Originally Posted by Shintai

2.5Ghz LV serverchips is 2.5Ghz/1333/12MB. So something around that I guesss

Indeed, estimated at around 2.4Ghz.
10-15-2007, 11:05 AM
Frank M

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Intel said it is on track to launch the CPU in the second half of 2008.

That's some time away...

Wonder what the demand for these will be. QC DTRs will probably be a small
and specialized market.
10-15-2007, 11:06 AM
Warship

seriously, give me an ULV-version with 4 1.066GHz cores and I'll never buy AMD again.
10-15-2007, 11:50 AM
perkam

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Originally Posted by Warship

seriously, give me an ULV-version with 4 1.066GHz cores and I'll never buy AMD again.

I don't need a quad core notebook X(

The fan on my X2 notebook is loud enough thank you.

Perkam
10-15-2007, 11:53 AM
Jacky

I wanna see the DC which are due in Q1 not the quads..
10-15-2007, 12:35 PM
xlink

840 million transistors

nehalem...

or did the transistors from kents to penryn basically double?
10-15-2007, 12:50 PM
Shintai

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Originally Posted by xlink

840 million transistors

nehalem...

or did the transistors from kents to penryn basically double?

Quad Penryn is 840million, Quad Nehalem is ~731million. Mainly the 8 vs 12MB cache.
10-15-2007, 01:02 PM
elec999

I wish they made desktop quad cores with such a low tdp.
Thanks
10-15-2007, 01:02 PM
Warship

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Originally Posted by perkam

I don't need a quad core notebook X(

The fan on my X2 notebook is loud enough thank you.

Perkam

On 45nm process and 1.066GHz ULV, it shouldn't get hot.

Silverthorne is .5W ;)
10-15-2007, 01:24 PM
alucasa

More cores don't mean it's going to get harder and louder though.

My Pentium-M laptop (1 core) runs hotter and louder than my merom (2 cores) laptop.

Anyway, LV quadcore will be great for WCG and powerbill.
10-15-2007, 01:57 PM
Frank M

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Originally Posted by Warship

Silverthorne is .5W ;)

.5W idle, with max TDP of 2 or 3W according to various sources.
However, there's not much else on the specs.
Also, it's set to replace A100 and A110, which are 600 and 800MHz respectively.
10-15-2007, 02:10 PM
Warship

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Originally Posted by Frank M

.5W idle, with max TDP of 2 or 3W according to various sources.
However, there's not much else on the specs.
Also, it's set to replace A100 and A110, which are 600 and 800MHz respectively.

I just used it as a 45nm reference-point since it obviously packs quite some punch at that thermal envelope.
10-15-2007, 02:37 PM
The_Beast

sweet, quad core CPU :rock:
10-15-2007, 02:39 PM
[XC] hipno650

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Originally Posted by MR_SmartAss

Right now nobody needs a quadcore notebook.
But this means that we can expect a 25W TDP 2.8GHz/6MB L2 or a 15W 2GHz/3MB Penryn.

thats wrong. i like to game and i run WCG in which case 4 cores will help me out. and it's way easier to take it places compared to my desktop and at idle it will still have all the battery i need. so i will be getting a quad core lappy for sure.
10-15-2007, 04:12 PM
widefault

Forget laptops, I want one for embedded use. I just wonder how long it's going to take to get a proper embedded board, Santa Rosa embedded boards are just now starting to appear.
10-15-2007, 05:22 PM
squilliam

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Originally Posted by Hornet331

good for dtr, where runtime doesnt really matter.

Thing is, with the Asus C90, we don't need mobile CPUs for dtr.
10-15-2007, 06:01 PM
[XC] hipno650

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Originally Posted by squilliam

Thing is, with the Asus C90, we don't need mobile CPUs for dtr.

bad the sad thing is it won't support quads and a little bit of battery is nice. however i still really like how you can change almost everything and make it a fast lappy:D
10-15-2007, 06:09 PM
Charles Wirth

I had a chance to get close to the little chip, I fell in love all over again.

A chip off the old block, so to speak.
10-15-2007, 06:13 PM
sergers

looks like I found a new friend for my htpc... time will tell
10-15-2007, 07:29 PM
thenrz

4 cores in a laptop!

That's cool, but I only use my laptop for surfing, email, a couple of older games, etc.

I can see how a tech on the road would like the extra cores. Although, I can imagine that 'core throttling' will come into play? Shutting down unused cores completely until they are accessed? Maybe i'm retarded, but it makes logical sense.
10-15-2007, 07:34 PM
Shadowmage

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Originally Posted by Martijn

Link here

The hilarious part is that the 45W QUAD CORE consumes less power than NVIDIA's chipsets (48W TDP) :rofl:
10-15-2007, 09:34 PM
Shadowmage

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Originally Posted by FLG_Poncho

Ummm... I do. I run programs that go through board layouts and schematics and checks for violations. These programs literally bring my system to a crashing halt and make it impossible to do anything else. And having those programs run for a few hours on your main work system, making it virtually useless, kind of sucks. I'm only one of about a hundred thousand intel employees that could use a quad core laptop. :up:

It's probably because you're stuck with a Pentium M IBM notebook like most of Intel :p

Unless you're one of the "lucky" ones with a Yonah? Has Intel even started distributing Merom notebooks to their employees yet?
10-16-2007, 02:35 AM
Warship

Since I'm a software architect who specialize in multi-user environments, I sure as hell could use a QC, The desktop is going to die. It's just a matter of time.
10-16-2007, 04:37 AM
Blauhung

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Originally Posted by Shadowmage

It's probably because you're stuck with a Pentium M IBM notebook like most of Intel :p

Unless you're one of the "lucky" ones with a Yonah? Has Intel even started distributing Merom notebooks to their employees yet?

yup, that just started back up a few months ago.