Santa Clara, California-based Intel is expected to detail one of its highest-anticipated server processors at the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco between February 8 and 12, 2009. The chip maker is expected to provide an early look at its first eight-core chip, which will be part of the company's Xeon family of processors. These chips are to provide a new level of performance for server systems based on a dual-socket motherboard.
Unfortunately, at this time, there aren't any details regarding the Xeon processors to be discussed at the February 9 presentation. According to the ISSCC programme, executives of the global leading chip maker will be discussing an 8-core, 16-thread Xeon processor, which will be manufactured using a 45nm process technology. According to additional info, said processor will also be featuring 2.38 transistors and support operation of up to 6.4GT/s.
As expected, Intel is yet to officially comment on the respective Xeon processor, which it will likely do during the ISSCC event. “We are presenting 16 papers at ISSCC, but don't haveanything further to share at this point,” said Nick Jacobs, a company spokesman in Singapore.
According to the available details, Intel's presentation might just be related to the company's highly-anticipated Xeon processor that will be based on the Nehalem EP architecture. This server CPU is known to have been designed specifically for dual-socket servers and workstations. According to previous details, this processor line is due to be released sometime in early 2009.
The upcoming chips will sport some of the features currently available for Intel's other Nehalem-based chips, including the use of Intel's Quick Path Interconnect (QPI), which basically replaces the front side bus, featured on Intel's previous generation of Xeon processors. This feature boosts the computer's overall performance.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Pentium ® Processors with MMX™ Technlolgy
From point-of-sale (POS) terminals and retail kiosks to advanced networking equipment, Pentium® processors with MMX™ technology enable developers of embedded systems to step up to new levels of performance. To make these designs even easier and more flexible, Intel is making the performance advantages of MMX technology available at a choice of integration levels.
- The upgrade path for embedded Intel® architecture includes longer life cycle support for the 200 MHz and 233 MHz Pentium processors with MMX technology.
- Intel offers 166 MHz and 266 MHz Low-power Pentium processors with MMX technology. Both are available in thin HL-PBGA packaging, as well as PPGA packaging. The 166 MHz Pentium processor is also available in extended temperature range -40ºC to +115ºC.
- Also, the Intel 430TX PCIset now supports synchronous DRAM [SDRAM] in embedded applications.
- 166, 200, 233, 266 MHz
- 430TX PCIset
- HL-PBGA, PPGA
- Extended temp
Together the Pentium processor with MMX technology and the 430TX PCIset provides developers with flexible new options to create value-added embedded designs and upgrade existing products to new levels of performance. Regardless of which design path a developer may select, the Pentium processor with MMX technology offers performance enhancements that can be especially valuable in today's most competitive embedded application segments--including "intelligent" POS terminals, telecommunications equipment, networking devices and high-performance industrial computers.
Pentium processors with MMX technology can provide a 10 to 20 percent performance boost over classic Pentium processors at the same frequency. In addition, the MMX technology versions of the processor double on-chip code and data caches to 16 Kbytes and feature improved branch prediction, an enhanced pipeline and deeper write buffers for improved performance.
Advantages of Intel MMX Technology
MMX technology provides 57 new instruction sets to improve processor performance in traditional digital signal processor [DSP] applications, including the graphics, audio and voice processing capabilities now emerging as value-added features in high-performance embedded products. MMX technology can potentially eliminate the requirement for DSP chips in embedded applications such as video kiosks, telecommunications devices and POS terminals.
Intel Architecture Upgrade Path
"The Pentium processor with MMX technology offers developers the advantages of Intel's stable, long-term processor architecture, together with strong tools support, a robust development environment and a clearly defined upgrade path," notes Tom Franz, general manager of Intel's Embedded Microprocessor Division.
If the flexible motherboard guidelines for split voltages were followed on the original design, Pentium Processors with MMX technology offer pin-compatibility, and a high degree of code-compatibility, with the classic Pentium processors. These compatibility features offer developers a smooth extended upgrade path from existing Intel architecture designs, together with a way to quickly add higher performance with minimal development overhead.
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Intel® I/O Processors
Many storage, networking, and embedded applications require fast I/O throughput for optimal performance. Intel® I/O processors allow servers, workstations and storage subsystems to transfer data faster, reduce communication bottlenecks, and improve overall system performance by offloading I/O processing functions from the host CPU.
The table below provides a quick overview of the Intel I/O processor family. The Intel® IOP34x family of processors, with Intel XScale® microarchitecture, builds on more than a decade of leadership in I/O processor technology.
Features and benefits:
| Intelligent I/O processor | Offloads I/O processing functions, such as I/O interrupt processing and parity calculations, from the CPU. This allows the CPU to streamline application processing and to use other system resources, such as the system bus and memory, more effectively. |
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| On-chip cache | Improves data throughput by reducing external bus traffic. |
| Parallel transaction capabilities | Eliminates the need to use expensive proprietary controllers to handle parallel transactions and compression algorithms. |
| Single-chip design | Provides smaller packaging, simplified design, and board space cost savings. Full system-on-a-chip validation. |
| Comprehensive set of development tools | Faster time-to-market. A complete range of compilers, debuggers, commercial and open source operating systems are available from multiple vendors. |
Intel® Atom™ Processors For embedded computing
Intel® Atom™ processors, implemented in 45nm process technology, are power-optimized to deliver robust performance per watt, making them ideal for many embedded applications such as interactive kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, in-vehicle infotainment systems, media phones, industrial automation equipment, digital security systems, and residential gateways.
These single-core processors are software-compatible with previous 32-bit Intel® architecture and complementary silicon. They include embedded lifecycle support, which protects system investments by enabling extended product availability for embedded customers.
A three-chip solution is offered with the Intel® Atom™ processor N270Δ and the mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset. A two-chip solution is offered with the Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series and the Intel® System Controller Hub US15W.
Product Highlights:
- Intel hafnium-based 45nm Hi-k metal gate silicon process technology reduces power consumption, increases switching speed, and significantly increases transistor density over previous 65nm process technology.
- Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology reduces average system power consumption.
- Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)¹; available in designated SKUs provides high performance-per-watt efficiency in an in-order pipeline. HT Technology provides increased system responsiveness in multi-tasking environments. One execution core appears as two logical processors, and parallel threads are executed on a single core with shared resources.
Intel® Server Processors
Intel® server processors deliver enhanced, energy-efficient performance for data-intensive business applications. Powering a range of multi-core 64-bit servers◊, Intel server processors enable you to optimize and scale computing environments to maximize server utilization to workload, while providing you with headroom for growth.
Intel® Workstation Processors
Changing ideas into reality just became faster. Workstations based on the Intel® Xeon® processor W5590, built on the new Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, deliver intelligent performance features that scale performance to meet your most daunting workstation tasks. Design, model, create, and visualize faster on innovation platforms powered by Intel.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Desktop Processors
There are a large number of desktop processors available and this list was generated to point out the three major categories of processors for both the Intel and AMD product lines. The three categories listed are the top performance processors, best value processors (<$250) and best budget processors (<$100). This allows users to select the CPUs best suited to their budgets. If you are looking at purchasing a fully built desktop computer or building one yourself, check out which processors you should be looking to fit your price range.
Outdated Processors
Processors that fall into this category are generally no longer in production by the manufacturers and are typically sold in either budget systems or older refurbished systems. Machines with these processors will typically take longer to run application and possibly might not even run some of software on the market today. It is best to try and avoid systems with these processors unless you want to use a computer for the very basic functions such as word processing and general web browsing.
These are processors that may or may not be in production anymore by the manufacturers but are very inexpensive and functional. There are typically two types of processors that will fall into this category: older high-end processors no longer manufactured and new low end budget processors. Discontinued high-end processors typically provide a better bang for your buck functionally. While they may have a slightly lower clock speed, their architecture of the processor tends to allow them to actually perform better at most computing tasks than newer budget processors.
This is the segment of the market that is probably the best overall value for your computing dollar. While they are not the fastest processors on the market, they still perform very well in all aspects of computing. They may not have the total functional lifespan of the highest end processors, but the price to performance ratio tends to outweigh their longevity.
Outdated Processors
Processors that fall into this category are generally no longer in production by the manufacturers and are typically sold in either budget systems or older refurbished systems. Machines with these processors will typically take longer to run application and possibly might not even run some of software on the market today. It is best to try and avoid systems with these processors unless you want to use a computer for the very basic functions such as word processing and general web browsing.
- AMD Athlon 64 (Non-Dual Core/X2 Models)
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Older Socket A Models/DDR Memory RAM Models)
- AMD Athlon XP
- AMD Athlon X2
- AMD Sempron LE
- Intel Celeron
- Intel Celeron Dual-Core
- Intel Pentium 4
- Intel Pentium D
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2000 Series
These are processors that may or may not be in production anymore by the manufacturers but are very inexpensive and functional. There are typically two types of processors that will fall into this category: older high-end processors no longer manufactured and new low end budget processors. Discontinued high-end processors typically provide a better bang for your buck functionally. While they may have a slightly lower clock speed, their architecture of the processor tends to allow them to actually perform better at most computing tasks than newer budget processors.
- AMD Athlon II X2 200 Series
- AMD Athlon II X2 500 Series
- AMD Athlon II X4 600 Series
- AMD Phenom X3 8450 and Higher
- AMD Phenom X4 9650 and Lower
- AMD Phenom II X2 545 and Higher
- AMD Phenom II X3 710 and Higher
- AMD Phenom II X4 810
- Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 and higher
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8190 and higher
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 to Q8300
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 and Higher
- Intel Pentium E6300 and Higher
This is the segment of the market that is probably the best overall value for your computing dollar. While they are not the fastest processors on the market, they still perform very well in all aspects of computing. They may not have the total functional lifespan of the highest end processors, but the price to performance ratio tends to outweigh their longevity.
- AMD Phenom X4 9850 and Higher
- AMD Phenom II X4 920 and Higher
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 and Higher
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 to Q9650
- Intel Core i5 750
- Intel Core i7 860 and Higher
- Intel Core i7 920 and Higher
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