also @ TechSpot: AMD A4-5000 Review: the affordable ultraportable APU

› ›

AMD preps low-power dual core CPUs

By Justin Mann

On August 2, 2006, 9:35 PM

Although AMD has already earned a good rep for producing cool-running CPUs, slightly at Intel's expense because of the ridiculously hot Prescott core, there's still room for improvement. With Conroe now available, Intel has pushed the envelope for what we expect a chip to do per watt. AMD's answer to that is the release of some very low power dual core Athlon64s. A 3800+ that only consumes 35 watts? That's right.

Not yet available for full retail, it's hard to say much with authority on these chips other than it looks good. The reviews posted are interesting, though I'd like to see how they fare when they hit the real world.

No tags on this story

4 comments

User Comments: 4

Got something to say? Post a comment
  1. August 2, 2006 10:59 PM
    crossfire851 said:
    It is about time
    Reply
  2. August 3, 2006 6:49 PM
    mirob said:
    [url]http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-energy-
    fficient_8.html[/url]They use more power than Core 2 at full load! Idle is better, but who uses idle? And they don't even overclock very well.
    Reply
  3. August 4, 2006 3:04 AM
    carl0ski said:
    [b]Originally posted by mirob:[/b][quote][url]http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/d
    splay/amd-energy-efficient_8.html[/url]They use more power than Core 2 at full load! Idle is better, but who uses idle? And they don't even overclock very well. [/quote]every one doesEvery sat reading a single webpage for 5 minutes? it truely is a cpu intense exercise.I'm still awaiting independant cpu core clocking.allowing 1 to completely shut down or off while the 1 is doing the little work needed
    Reply
  4. August 5, 2006 12:09 AM
    crossfire851 said:
    [b]Originally posted by carl0ski:[/b][quote][b]Originally posted by mirob:[/b][quote][url]http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/d
    splay/amd-energy-efficient_8.html[/url]They use more power than Core 2 at full load! Idle is better, but who uses idle? And they don't even overclock very well. [/quote]every one doesEvery sat reading a single webpage for 5 minutes? it truely is a cpu intense exercise.I'm still awaiting independant cpu core clocking.allowing 1 to completely shut down or off while the 1 is doing the little work needed[/quote]ehhh..... Not the top piroty
    Reply

Recently commented stories

Post a new comment

Social Login & Guest Posting TechSpot Members
Login here or sign up for free,
it takes about a minute.
Get complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.
TechSpot on:

Most Popular

Trending Featured
More Trending Topics

Featured on Laptops

Downloads and Drivers

Downloads   Drivers  

KiTTY 0.62.2.3

mIRC 7.32

Actual Bookmarks 1.2

World of Warcraft Patch 5.3.0

Funny Photo Maker 2.4.1

More Downloads

Latest Discussion

Watercooling Setup Linking together help 11 replies on Overclocking, Cooling and Modding

What's the difference between DDR3 memory and GDDR5 memory? 21 replies on Processors and Motherboards

Wireless capability keeps turning off 21 replies on Storage and Networking

Need advice on router-buy 10 replies on Storage and Networking

Zotac gtx 660 fan problem 6 replies on Audio and Video

More Recent Discussion

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.