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Intel has decided to borrow the sequential naming scheme it used for its famous Pentium brand and apply it to the new
its Conroe and Merom processors
borrows from the Pentium
branding legacy, as it will be
the second Core Duo product.
Each Core 2 Duo
Conveniently, the Conroe numbers match up well with the model numbers used by Advanced Micro Devices on its current generation of dual-core Athlon 64 X2 desktop processors. AMD's highest-rated Athlon 64 X2 processor as of Friday is the X2 4800+. Kircos declined to comment on whether Intel chose the new scheme to line up with AMD's model numbers.
Each one of Intel's model numbers will be preceded by a letter that indicates how much power the chip consumes at its peak. This is the first time Intel has incorporated power consumption into its model numbers. For example, the Core 2 Duo E6800 processor would represent a dual-core Core-architecture processor that consumes between 55 watts and 75 watts of power, which Intel considers the standard desktop PC category. The hypothetical Core 2 Duo T5400 would represent a dual-core Core chip that consumes between 25 watts and 55 watts of power, a range Intel thinks is appropriate for most notebooks and some desktops.
Over the last year Intel has put increasing emphasis on its platform brands, such as Centrino for notebooks, Viiv for entertainment PCs and vPro for business PCs. But the company will continue to emphasize the individual processor brands, Kircos said. "I think you'll see equal amounts of marketing around the processor and platform brands," he said.
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power consumption. The T1xxx is single core full power, T2xxx is
dual core full power, L2xxx is dual core low power, U1xxx is single
core ultra-low power.
So it's probably safe to assume that we'll see a similar arrangement,
T for full power, L for low power, U for ultra-low-power. (And
probably D as the prefix for desktop parts, X for the 'Extreme'
parts.)
power consumption. The T1xxx is single core full power, T2xxx is
dual core full power, L2xxx is dual core low power, U1xxx is single
core ultra-low power.
So it's probably safe to assume that we'll see a similar arrangement,
T for full power, L for low power, U for ultra-low-power. (And
probably D as the prefix for desktop parts, X for the 'Extreme'
parts.)
i live in marketing and i know how low companies will go to attract share holders.
to this day i still don't know why apple chose intel over amd. both chip companies were kissing apple butt really good and throwing money in r&d transitional phase. but steve jobs chose intel. if i knew the reason for it, most likely i'll be sued for insider trading. so i'll keep that vault closed.
i don't know why intel is not defending itself from amd marketing bashing. hello intel wake up! if amd would have picked on apple for using intel chips, steve jobs would have liquidated amd in 5 working days so he can play golf on saturday and sunday.
marketing bashing is normal in the market. everybody does it and it has been going on for at least 15 years. as long as amd doesn't claim that their chips are used in the international space station, or stealth bombers, amd is safe. on the mean time they can bend and break the rules any way they want as long as they are not breaking the law.
why do you think amd is suing intel from delaware? it's just a legal manipulation because amd is buying sympathy. delaware feels sympathetic to the little guy. amd reminds me of the movie - the good son. if they would sue intel in california, the whole case would be thrown out of court due to intellectual retardation. everybody in the it industry knows that. the corporate cooperation in the case of amd vs intel, has been very friendly because they have nothing to hide. but amd has too much money to spend. it looks like amd is out of prescription medication and hasn't gone for a refill.
i live in marketing and i know how low companies will go to attract share holders.
to this day i still don't know why apple chose intel over amd. both chip companies were kissing apple butt really good and throwing money in r&d transitional phase. but steve jobs chose intel. if i knew the reason for it, most likely i'll be sued for insider trading. so i'll keep that vault closed.
i don't know why intel is not defending itself from amd marketing bashing. hello intel wake up! if amd would have picked on apple for using intel chips, steve jobs would have liquidated amd in 5 working days so he can play golf on saturday and sunday.
marketing bashing is normal in the market. everybody does it and it has been going on for at least 15 years. as long as amd doesn't claim that their chips are used in the international space station, or stealth bombers, amd is safe. on the mean time they can bend and break the rules any way they want as long as they are not breaking the law.
why do you think amd is suing intel from delaware? it's just a legal manipulation because amd is buying sympathy. delaware feels sympathetic to the little guy. amd reminds me of the movie - the good son. if they would sue intel in california, the whole case would be thrown out of court due to intellectual retardation. everybody in the it industry knows that. the corporate cooperation in the case of amd vs intel, has been very friendly because they have nothing to hide. but amd has too much money to spend. it looks like amd is out of prescription medication and hasn't gone for a refill.
http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2006/05/08/77566.aspx
-Lorin Thwaits
http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2006/05/08/77566.aspx
-Lorin Thwaits
cpu market is too biased. I dont remember such holywars for neither gpus or hdds or anythign else.
cpu market is too biased. I dont remember such holywars for neither gpus or hdds or anythign else.
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by Diegoum
July 14, 2006 7:40 AM PDT
- Word on the street is that they will indeed be compatible and that only a BIOS update will be required.
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