Why Merom?

Meroms are built for laptops and are thus more power efficient than any woodcrest.

Meroms are also smaller than woodcrest, well the packaging is anyway. Woodcrest would take up more space.

Meroms are 64-bit which in X86 terms gives a speed boost because of the extra registers.

 

It is actually Core 2 Duo. Merom is a different chip. Woodcrest are xeon and are not low power. ATI is good for games...as for why merom? Lower power than core 2 duo but offers 20% more performance than the current Core Duo. Smaler than core 2 duo.

 

I agree with all your points, except for the last one - isn't Woodcrest 64-bit too???

Do you have a link to these processors and their prices/specifications?

 

I dont think we will anytime soon but that would be good.

 

Woodcrests/Merom/Conroe are not pin-compatible, so I don't think they're the same architecture...

 

So they have a 40 W usage; isn't the Core Duo closer to 30 W?

 

I meant against the yonah. :S

Intel just wire them out differently, they are basically all the same inside.

Now go look at how much power the chipsets for these CPU's use. Not to mention the power needed to run FB-DIMMS. Have you seen the heatsinks required for the Mac Pro's FB-DIMMS? How do you think an already hot MBP will handle that much extra heat? Woodcrest only works with FB-DIMMS.

Merom is part of a full package. The chipset is low power as is the memory.

 

Thanks for your help - you're smart....

 

My God, is there any other suject more beat to death than this. I wish they'd release the fracking Merom-based products already.

 

...Powerbook G5?

 

Not too much fun when you only have 1 hour battery life because of your power sucking chipset and ram. Faster bus means more power needed.

Also not so much fun when your already hot MBP starts burning your skin because those FB-DIMMS run so darned hot.

 

Nah just too much time spent reading up about all this.

 

Imagine the size of the lead acid battery pack if the Mac Pro is currenty overloading 1500VA/865W UPSs.

Just mount the darn thing to your golf cart and drive that around for a 3-5 hour battery life.

 

I remember hearing the Meroms are having difficulties regarding higher operating temperatures and less than impressive operating speeds. Perhaps this is why it is taking so long.

 

Can we get a ban on threads containing "merom" until like the 16th or so?

This is seriously out of hand. Everyday, "merom this" "merom that". I know we have free speech and all that. Having that comes with the responsibility of knowing when to shut up.

You all know something will be done next week. Maybe even tomorrow. So just leave it alone until it happens.

Then you can discuss it and whine. GAWD!