Last month Intel rolled out 3rd generation Intel Core processors for mainstream consumer and now it has launched Intel Core vPro third-generation processors for business users. The new processor platform provides businesses and intelligent system designs the security, performance and form factor improvements needed to compute with confidence.
Finally AMD has gone official with its second generation A-Series “Trinity” APUs. Newly launched APUs for notebooks are — the A10-4600M (quad-core), A8-4500M (quad-core), and A6-4400M (dual-core). On the other hand the quad-core A10-4655M and dual-core A6-4455M are designed for ultrabooks. Interestingly, these APUs boast of up to 29% increase in performance and feature the next-generation AMD “Piledriver” CPU core with 3rd generation AMD Turbo Core technology, where power is dynamically shifted between the CPU and GPU depending on application needs, effectively providing a more responsive experience that can boost CPU frequencies to up to 3.2 GHz.
Finally, the third generation Intel Core family “Ivy Bridge” processors are out! The new chips are designed for desktops, laptops and all-in-ones, and are the world’s first to use 22nm 3-D tri-Gate transistor technology. The combination of Intel’s cutting-edge 3-D tri-gate transistor technology and architectural enhancements help make possible up to double the 3-D graphics and HD media processing performance compared with Intel’s previous generation of chips.
Eagerly waiting for AMD Trinity platform? There’s a good news: AMD has now started shipping its AMD Trinity and Brazos 2.0 APUs to OEMs. What this means is that notebooks and desktops based on AMD Trinity and Brazos 2.0 will be out soon!
ARM today announced the availability of ARM Cortex-A15 MP4 hard macro 2GHz processor. Based on 28nm process technology, the Cortex-A15 is a high performance, power-optimized quad-core processor delivering performance in excess of 20,000DMIPS.
Intel is taking on ARM’s turf by developing a processor for use in tablets. So it is obvious for ARM makers to take on Intel’s turf by developing chips for Windows operating system. Now word on internet has it Qualcomm is developing a quad-core version of its Snapdragon S4 processor for Windows 8 based ultra-thin laptops. It has been learned that the upcoming Snapdragon S4 laptops will be thinner and lighter than Apple’s MacBook Air and today’s ultrabooks.
Since past few months we are hearing about Intel Ivy Bridge processors. But now word on internet has it Intel will finally unveil the Ivy Bridge processors on April 29. So expect Intel Ivy Bridge based laptops and desktops to be available from April 29!
We know Intel Core i3/i5/i7 “Ivy Bridge” processors are only a month away from their launch, but word on internet has it Intel is also planning to launch “Ivy Bridge” Pentium processors. The first one under new Pentium family will be Intel Pentium G2120.
AMD today launched a new processor family for use in servers — the AMD Opteron 3200. Designed for dedicated web hosting customers seeking enterprise-class reliability, the Opteron 3200 delivers “great value with up to 38% better price performance and up to 19% less power per core than the competition.”
ARM today launched a new microprocessor which is touted as the world’s most energy-efficient processor. The ARM Cortex-M0+ processor has been optimized to deliver ultra low-power, low-cost MCUs for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad range of applications including home appliances, white goods, medical monitoring, metering, lighting and power and motor control devices. The 32-bit Cortex-M0+ processor consumes just 9µA/MHz on a low-cost 90 nm LP process, around one third of the energy of any 8- or 16-bit processor available today, while delivering significantly higher performance.
