What is Intel Doing?
Intel is ready to release its next-generation mobile platform at Computex 2008 in early June. The new platform has been called Montevina and it will replace the existing Santa Rosa Platform. Santa Rosa is based on the Penryn processor (Core 2 Duo at 45 nm and FSB800), the Crestline chipset (PM/GM965 for DDR2-667) and Kedron wireless (4965AGN) plus the option for Robson flash (512 MB or 1 GB flash TurboMemory). Everything that is labeled Centrino or Centrino Pro is based on these components.
Montevina will effectively introduce the second-generation Centrino. The first real innovation is the switch from a 90-nm to the 65-nm process for the chipset (Cantiga/PM45 and ICH9M). Intel will be the first chipset maker to offer 65-nm core logic, which is why insiders hope to see noticeably reduced power consumption on the chipset level, opening up more flexibility for manufacturers when it comes to creating innovative notebook designs. The power savings, however, might possible be negated by increased clock speeds for the memory (DDR2-800 or DDR3-1066), the Front Side Bus (FSB1066 at 266 MHz) and the Penryn processors (Core 2 Duo T9000, 2.26 GHz to 3.06 GHz expected), although DDR3 is in fact more efficient than DDR2. Also, the new T9000 Penryns will be available in five different power flavors, and the processor giant will launch the first mobile quad core processor as well.
There will be two choices for wireless. Echo Peak is the full-blown wireless module with WiMAX support; Shirley Peak will be a simpler solution without WAN/WiMAX support.
| QX | Extreme performance | quad core | >40 W |
| X | Extreme performance | dual core | >40 W |
| T | High performance | dual core | 30-40 W |
| P | Balanced performance/energy | dual core | 20-30 W |
| L | High efficiency | dual core | 12-19 W |
| U | Ultra-high efficiency | dual core | <12 W |
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So if this is an updated mobile cpu chart, where are the T8100's T9300's?
45nm is the way to go on laptops
I also miss some processor in the T5000 series, because they are very common in low-end laptops. Good work anyway!
I too am very dissapointed that your mobile CPU chart doesn't inlcude the T5000 series of processors from Intel. I realize that everyone wants to see the "high end", but some of want to compare it to the low end as well.
I just purchased an HP 17" laptop and was trying to find some data on the T5000 processors because that is what comes stock on the model I purchased. I wanted to see if it was really worth it to spend the extra ~$200 to upgrade to the T9000 processors. I had to look elsewhere to get that kind of comparrison.
To bad for Toms' sites, I found another reputable site that I will now use as a reference tool. Shame on Tom's for not covering the mid and low range products.
65nm Turion X2's support DDR2-800. Why wasn't this speed used instead of DDR2-667?
toms you are no1 but you need more laptop cpu and gpu charting.
Wow, I knew my TL-60 was pathetic but I never realized just how much
I like the charts, I like the interactivity and I love that we can compare mobile and desktop CPUs. I just wish mine didn't rank so low.
Copying an earlier comment, these charts need many more chips on them. I just bought an otherwise screaming laptop with an 8800M GTS GPU but only T5550 CPU, and want to know how much improvement I'd get moving up to a T8xxx or T9xxx.
Plus in general I miss how the charts used to allow highlighting of specific processors for easier comparison.
Tom's used to be number 1. They are jut OK now. If you don't know more than the authors and are not able to independently screen the information you can't trust the data or conclusions at Tom's anymore
Copying an earlier comment, these charts need many more chips on them. I just bought an otherwise screaming laptop with an 8800M GTS GPU but only T5550 CPU, and want to know how much improvement I'd get moving up to a T8xxx or T9xxx.Plus in general I miss how the charts used to allow highlighting of specific processors for easier comparison.
That's a bit pointless why review lots when the few they have are done poorly anyway.
Whats the point of adding these benchmarks without demonstrating that your Notebook battery will last - less, more or the same between models/price/performance.
Tom's grab a load meter and find the DC power load of each of these processors on your Solar Power equipment (direct DC input not AC PSU, to emulated a Notebook Battery).
1. record peak and typical power in "each & every" application/benchmark
2. record power consumption at system IDLE