“Intel has high hopes for its new Silverthorne/Diamondville-based Atom processors. Intel formally introduced Atom and Centrino Atom in early March and indicated that the processors/platform would be used in a wide variety of devices,” Brandon Hill reports for DailyTech.
“Intel is now taking its first steps to deliver Atom processors to the masses. The first round of Atom processors are the Silverthorne-based units which feature a 13mm x 14mm package size,” Hill reports.
“The five new 45nm, high-k Atom processor range in speed from 800MHz to 1.86GHz and all feature 512KB of L2 cache. The Z500 and Z510 clock in at 800MHz and 1.1GHz respectively and feature a FSB operating at 400MHz. The Z520, Z530, and Z540 represent speed grades of 1.33GHz, 1.6GHz, and 1.86GHz respectively using a 533MHz FSB,” Hill reports.
“The family of Atom processors features a thermal design power (TDP) range of 0.65 to 2.4 W; average power range of 160 to 200 mW; and idle power range of 80 to 100 mW,” Hill reports. “Prices for the chips range from $45 for the Z500 to $160 for the Z540 in quantities of 1,000.”
Hill reports, “The Atom Z5xx processors are aimed at what Intel calls the Mobile Internet Device (MID) market. These devices fit into your pocket and are expected to have excellent battery life.”
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A processor upgrade for the pocket generation?
Dave
Is this why iPhones are scarce at the stores right now? Are they upgrading the processor but otherwise leaving everything else intact?
Up and at ’em, Atom!!!!
Sorry. My old Saturday morning cartoon memories kicked in there.
I was going to get a #11, but now will wait to get one Atom-12……
Has anyone seen my son Atom? He’s missing.
To Cheeky Git:
Secret Squirrel, Squiddly Diddly, Precious Pupp, The Hillbilly Bears and Winsome Witch all share your sentiments.
TT: Sounds like a 211 in progress. See the lady.
@Towertone
See the man.
Lol
Ampar beat me to it!
Amp: Roger that. Have a ‘S.W.A.T.’ team on standby and notify ‘Emergency’ crews to assist.
CHP will cordon off all highway exits…
Mugwump….I don’t mean to be negative but I am positive Atom is missing something.
Buster: It is a valence shell of its former self…
I wonder if Quark is getting in on this. I doubt it. They’re such leptons.
Radius: If we find the woman is a man, we will call for a ‘Dragnet’…..
Breaking:Microsoft Surface launching April 17th.. with AT&T;
“I wonder if Quark is getting in on this”
Aren’t they already the neutron star?
WOW! Those power consumption numbers are freakin’ amazing!
I wonder what the last 3 people in the world who still think Apple made a mistake in going to Intel chips think about this little bit of news.
John: So Microsoft is launching a Surface to grave bomb in retaliation?
Sorry to break up the lightheartedness with my serious post above.
Ummmmm…….Will consumers have a strong attraction to this processor – maybe just a weak one.
Cubert
The answer is elemental….
Cubert…glad to see you lepton the pun bandwagon
If you want your atoms processed, Intel has you covered with their 5 different Atom Processors.
I think the Atom will help guide a new, clear roadmap for Apple…..
It seems like in the future you will be able to take it with you.
Take it all with you when you leave and close the door.