Intel Unveils Next-Gen Atom Pinetrail Chips
You may have seen from our front page hardware features that there's a new Intel Atom CPU and platform in town.
The newest Intel Atom platform for netbooks consists of a new 45nm Atom N450, and a new low-power NM10 Express Chipset. For entry level desktop PCs, it consists of either the Atom D410 or the dual core D510, both also made on the 45nm process, also paired with the Intel NM10 Express Chipset.
One of the most significant features of the new platform is the integration of memory controller and graphics into the CPU, a first in the industry on x86 chips. That means two chips (CPU, chipset) instead of the previous three (CPU, chipset, I/O controller hub), a lower TDP, and substantial reductions in cost, overall footprint and power. Intel claims that this new platform features a 20 percent improvement in average power and a smaller package size over the previous Atom platform.
The N450 is a single core Atom processor with 512k of L2 cache and a 7 watt total kit TDP including chipset. The D410 for entry-level desktop PCs is a single-core Atom processor with 512k of L2 cache and a 12-watt total kit TDP including chipset, and the D510 for entry-level desktop PCs is a dual core Atom processor with 1MB L2 cache and a 15-watt total kit TDP including chipset. The new chips all run at 1.66GHz.
Check out our feature article from earlier today for the full low-down on the desktop Atom parts.
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little-ninja-man i have to ask why do so many people say can it play crysis because I find that GTA IV needs more power than crysisReply -
matt87_50 I would have expected 32nm at this stage, maybe then they could put a real GPU in it! are they coming soon? Am I the only one who would pay more for the most awesomeness for the smallest form factor/power usage? like an ultra portable rather than a cheap netbook.Reply -
Hey, anyone noticed they said "in 1 chip"(they actually meant on die), instead of the memory controller on die, while the graphics core was on chip?Reply
In other words, the newer Atom processors will be close to a SOC that intel is trying to push for cellphones.! -
Combine this with Larrafail, and Intel Corp. is really on a winning streak latelyReply
(or, they're back to selling very incremental "netburst-like" performance increases at high-dollar prices).
I'll take a Sempron underclocked to 1ghz instead, please... -
volks1470 little-ninja-mani have to ask why do so many people say can it play crysis because I find that GTA IV needs more power than crysisReply
Not necessarily, GTA IV is incredibly CPU limited. Bottle-necks like crazy.