Synaesthesia Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well have you guys been seeing all the exciting new Intel news lately? Bet you have, bet you have, nudge nudge, wink wink! Intel have confirmed Dual-Core Atom processors coming in September - with a new 945GCLF2 motherboard. Also the Quad-core notebook processors also coming round about then - some have been spotted in the wild already! (extremesystems has one!) Nehalem details are coming thick and fast. Still don't know exactly when it's launching, but not too long now! Intel have demonstrated the upcoming Nehalem based mobile platform - due Q3 2009 - called Calpella or Centrino 3. Lots of other stuff - too numerous to mention - 22nm memory chip samples demonstrated, new SSDs, 6-core server processors etc. etc. etc. Chipzilla is really on a roll here! Lastly some price drops & a few new models from intel coming out at the end of the month! , I'm excited about the E5200 Pentium dual-core! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizi Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Pour AMD guys... will they manage to survive this time? Quad core laptops will be battery thirsty for sure. But at least C2D Extreme MacBook's sounds reasonable Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-864852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 time for an upgrade Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-864877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkster Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I see they released the "S". Also this is a bit off topic but when is the next apple show that rumors are flying around about(rainbow nanos, new MBAs etc)? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Pour AMD guys... will they manage to survive this time? Of course they will. AMD's like a bum who was given a million dollars by a Bill Gates. They were homeless before, then they were rich for a few weeks, and now are back on the street after blowing all their money. Nothing new to see here; they've been playing this game for 40 years. They'll always scrape by. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 That's great news, imagine a quad core MacBook Pro Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16 Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 lol i was at the nehalem designers team building barbecue today. i hope nehalem is as good as the ribs... then again these guys designed prescott.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 They seem intent on putting back hyperthreading in Nehalem. Why do pseudo-multi-threading on 4 cores when most software doesn't even do true mult-threading yet on 2? At least they're still reducing power consumption. That's what put an end to the Prescott/Northwood/Coppermine/Tejas line. I hope AMD sticks around. I'd never buy one of their chips but the competition helps keep Intel on their toes. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcrazymonkey Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 The reason why hyperthreading is seen as important, especially on the Atoms, is because by letting 2 applications process data simultaneously (even with virtual cores) makes the system feel snappier, at the cost of some grunt. So a low end Atom converting some audio with Hyperthreading allows other apps to run at the same time without bogging the system down, but the audio will take more time to decode. It's literally 2 'cores' on 1 core, but of course since there is only 1 core, performance takes a hit for the expense of perceived performance. Thats how I heard it goes, anyway. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingfreak101 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I highly doubt that amd will ever go bankrupt. I get they will be around as long as intel because they don't just specialize in cpu's for consumer. They also build tiny micro processors and memory controllers for electronics. I had an internship this summer and their were amd parts on a sound device that was being made for the military. Talk about cool, have you heard of any intel products being used for this sort of thing? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-865868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 The new Symmetrical Multiprocessing Technology in Nehalem (SMT) is slightly similar, but should not be confused with HyperThreading in P4's! The new Intel Atom architecture uses the same SMT technology as Nehalem. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-866361 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I read the Anandtech article on Nehalem. Very interesting. It appears that Nehalem is going to be positioned as a server chip. They think gamers - an important but small niche - will have to wait for the post-Nehalem architecture to see any significant improvements. There is a graph that shows better performance for video encoding and rendering apps, but the article says other realms of non-server software will see perhaps a 10-15% gain in speed. To me, that's not really exciting unless you're running a server. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-866470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
applehacker Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Im guessing that with these quad core notebooks coming about, its funny that this is the same time (end of cycle) of a macbook/ macbook pro. Maybe the September revision will include quad cores and new designs......... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-866476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdStart Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I read the Anandtech article on Nehalem. Very interesting. It appears that Nehalem is going to be positioned as a server chip. They think gamers - an important but small niche - will have to wait for the post-Nehalem architecture to see any significant improvements. There is a graph that shows better performance for video encoding and rendering apps, but the article says other realms of non-server software will see perhaps a 10-15% gain in speed. To me, that's not really exciting unless you're running a server. Although, if one looks at it, MacPros are servers. They have been using a server-based architecture and one does generally see them in use for video encoding, rendering, and other thread-intensive multimedia applications. I can personally wait for the post-Nehalem architecture if it means better performance in games. It will give me more time to save up some spare cash for both a real MacPro and a custom-built kick ass gaming machine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-866598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Games are mostly GPU limited, and Penryn chips are already insanely fast. There's no reason to go Nehalem if you're primarily a gamer. Rather save up for that 4870X2 or whatever... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-866938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxintosh Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 This is old news, but still exciting enough to repeat Quad core laptops will be battery thirsty for sure. Not true. Actually they will consume power 30 percent less! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-868614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolin93 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sweet! I can't wait to get my hands on a new dual core atom processor! But I feel bad for AMD I love there products but there falling behind, I have no choice anymore but to go with Intel. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/121998-some-intel-news/#findComment-868899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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