Intel low power CPU

[ERU]

Im sure i read somewhere that Intel were making a low power CPU for desktops recently. Anyone know anything about this and when it expected to be released?

[Bunjiweb]

Pentium 4-M?

For laptops etc. i know but you can (afaik) buy them and use them in desktop PCs aswell.

Sorry i cant be of any more help.

Ben

[[GSV]Trig]

I thought it was Pentium M not Pentium 4M.....

[Bunjiweb]

bleh! iit's a mobile Pentium 4, so it's a Pentium 4 M, or a Pentium M or even a PentiuM? either way it's the same processor is it not?

Ben

[Jonny M]

Nope .

Pentium 4 M is different to Pentium M

[Bunjiweb]

whaaat... so i was right in the first place...

DAMN YOU TRIG!

Ben

[daverobev]

Pentium M, part of the Centrino trilogy, Israel, Banias, lots of L2 cache, relatively low clocks.

Pentium 4M, slightly lower voltage Pentium 4, speedstep (I think??), but basically just a desktop P4 with a few extras turned on.

PM - really good chips, IMO. Very efficient.

HTH, if not, feel free to ignore...

[Ultim8pc]

The Pentium M is a low power and more efficient version of the P4 core. End result is about 50% more performance clock for clock as compared to the P4 & considerbaly lower power consumption.
A 1.6GHz Pentium M gives similar performance to a 2GHz P4.

Hope this helps

[daverobev]

Hmm is it actually based on the P4 core? I thought it was pretty much...well, as much as can be incorporating compatibility with x86 and SSE/2...a total redesign...

[[GSV]Trig]

I thought it was based on the last of the P3 line, the Tualatin or whatever it was called just with a big chunk of L2 on it...