Quote Originally Posted by Shintai View Post
You can already get 65nm chipsets today to use with your 65nm CPU. So thats basicly just pragmatics. Also I dont hope a NB uses 25W...
I'm talking about Intel chipsets.And 65nm ones have yet to be released.
Btw , a NB does use 25w.

975X uses 13w ; P965 uses 20w , P35~15w , X38 around >20w IIRC.Put that on process parity with the CPU and you cut power by 2-4x.
If you note most of the powersavings is from a faster core. 30% less power consumption for the same performance as a Penryn. And if you have a scenario with 10-100% boost (Lowest single to highest multi). Then you have your 30% there.
The discussion was if integrating more functionality in the CPU has an effect on power consumption.Let's not derail from that.