The problem is crap clock rates.
Anybody can achieve lower power levels buy lowering clock rates. Clock rates directly affect power usage in CMOS electronics. In this regard these chips suck.
On the flip side Intel apparently still has a ways to go with their 22nm process so we can always hope that Haswell will do better. In the end if performance isn't there low wattage means nothing.
Anybody can achieve lower power levels buy lowering clock rates. Clock rates directly affect power usage in CMOS electronics. In this regard these chips suck.
I think a lot of people are waiting for the mobile CPUs more than this.
I'm especially interested in seeing the kind of performance the 10W Haswell CPUs will be able to achieve.
The upcoming 10W Ivy Bridge Y series already gives us an idea:
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They went for the same iGPU and same L3 cache as the 17W series which is a good thing.
On the flip side Intel apparently still has a ways to go with their 22nm process so we can always hope that Haswell will do better. In the end if performance isn't there low wattage means nothing.