AMD Announces World's First x86 Quad-Core System-on-Chip
APUs codenamed "Temash" and "Kabini".
During CES 2013, AMD announced the world's first x86 quad-core system-on-a-chip designed for both tablets and laptops.
The accelerated processing units are codenamed "Temash" and "Kabini" and will be the first quad-core system-on-a-chip processors based on an x86 architecture as opposed to the more standard ARM mobile chips.
Temash is compatible for Windows 8 tablets and convertible tablet/notebook hybrids. AMD said it'll deliver 100 percent graphics processing performance when compared to the firm's previous Hondo chips.
As for the Kabini, it'll be available in both dual-core and quad-core variants, which can be utilized in ultrathin notebooks. AMD noted that it'll offer improved battery life, accompanied by a 50 percent performance improvement when compared to the firm's Brazos 2.0 processors.
AMD also announced it's shipping a new "Richland" APU to manufacturers. It's said to offer performance increases between 20 and 40 percent. A successor based on AMD's 28nm manufacturing process to Richland is planned in the form of "Kaveri", which is scheduled for a release during the second half of 2013.
So the same performance as Hondo?
Go AMD!
Go AMD!
So the same performance as Hondo?
PS: im not a fanboy i just don't like to see intel going mono like anyone here and anyway i sell pc's with APU's and FX 6300 like hot cakes...there so much to pick but people just ask me for those and i5 for more high end builds xD
PS2: excuse my bad english.
They do already have them. Benchmarks have been shown and they are being shipped to partners.
http://hardware.mydrivers.com/2/227/227950_11.htm
Smartest thing I read all day
I'm glad someone said it.
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Horrible writing, duse.
We still need a low power Core 2 duo/Athlon X2 replacement. Not some underpowered IPC quad core.
The article says that Kabini is supposed to be around 50% greater performance than Brazos 2.0. The Temashi models are probably for lower power markets than Brazos 2.0 rather than higher performance.
As for what those performance numbers translate into for performance per core, IDK, but the article isn't really conclusive on that, so I wouldn't pass judgement just yet.
The tablet apps are mostly still dual core optimized, so even porting over to x86 is likely to dual core only.