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AMD's Brisbane: 'Most energy efficient AMD CPU to date' - TechAmok
AMD's Brisbane: 'Most energy efficient AMD CPU to date' - [hardware] 04:32 AM EST - Dec,18 2006 - post a comment
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take a look at the AMD's 65nm Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and from the outside, it
looks just like a normal X2. The only way to tell that this is a 65nm chip is by
looking at the OPN. Armed with the chip and its $301 price point they set out to
compare its performance, power consumption and power efficiency to AMD's other
90nm CPUs and the closest price competitor from Intel: the Core 2 Duo E6600
priced at $316. Here's a bit:
Overall we're left with mixed feelings after playing with AMD's first 65nm chips. Power consumption is definitely reduced compared to its 90nm offerings; in our tests we saw an average reduction in total system power consumption of 14.6W thanks to the new Brisbane core. Along with the lower power draw comes lower temperatures, which is also good. For no additional cost, and given that it should help alleviate AMD's capacity constraints thanks to a smaller die, there's nothing to complain about on that front.
However we would like to see more, and we have a feeling that it may end up being the 2nd rev of 65nm CPUs from AMD that truly interest us. Just as we saw with AMD's 90nm cores, it wouldn't be too surprising to see lower TDP parts emerge as AMD's process matures. We do hope to see an Energy Efficient line of X2s built on AMD's 65nm process, although it may take some time for AMD's manufacturing to reach the point where it can offer significantly reduced TDP 65nm parts.
The tweaks and advancements that AMD can do to make its 65nm parts more attractive can only go so far; while they will boast lower power consumption and improve production numbers for AMD, what we really need is a long overdue update to the K8 architecture. AMD has already promised it and we're expecting big things by the middle of next year, but in the mean time at least things will be a little cooler on the green side.
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