Intel Jasper Forest: Less Energy, More Space
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Recently, there’s been a bit of buzz around Intel’s announcement about its new Jasper Forest server CPU, so I thought I’d talk about that today!
Intel’s new Jasper Forest CPU will integrate the I/O hub into the CPU itself, saving space on the motherboard and using less energy in the process.
By integrating the I/O hub into the CPU, there’s no need to have a north bridge on the motherboard anymore.
So, since we already got rid of the southbridge, all he had left was the north bridge.
Now that that’s gone… wow no more bridges on the motherboard! That’s amazing!
It seems as though many computer hardware innovators are moving toward integrating more and more into the CPU and less on the motherboard.
So from this, I came up with a hypothesis:
Could Intel be moving toward integrating everything into the CPU, and getting rid of the motherboard all together?
I can’t really think of a way to connect all of the other components to the CPU itself, but when that becomes possible in the near future, all we may have in our tiny little boxes we used to loathe carrying around may be just a tiny little box the size of your hand.
However, I don’t think Intel will be able to throw out the motherboard all together; motherboard vendors will have something to say about that.
Also, if Intel is trying to integrate EVERYTHING into the CPU, they will have the problem of shrinking every component in the computer down to the size of a chip or a transistor and integrating them into the CPU.
Well, that’s my theory! But what do you guys think?
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~| Icarus
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Intel’s Core i5, or Intel’s Core i9… Hard Decisions
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Today, retailers all over the US finally released its stock of new Core i5 750 CPUs along with some Core i7 860 and 870 CPUs!
With the release of the new Core i5 and i7 Lynnfield processors, also comes Intel’s new P55 motherboards with LGA-1156 sockets!
From what I heard, the 2.6GHz Core i5 750 CPUs are extremely overclocking-friendly, with some going up to 3.5GHz without any additional voltage increase. That’s impressive!
AMD should really be watching out now because the Ultra-budget, Core i5 is the definition of “bang for the buck”. Not only do they outperform AMD’s flagship models, but it does it in style, with money left over!
Now, into the real topic.
So, most of you now should know by now that Intel’s Core i5 and i7 Lynnfield processors are on a completely new socket: the LGA-1156.
Now, if you look at these processors for the short-term, these processors are impressive for the price they are selling at.
But look at it this way:
Intel is releasing its Core i9 1000 Gulftown hexa-core processors in Q1 of 2010 on the LGA-1336 socket.
The problem with this is, if you build an awesome, budget Core i5 system right now, the hexa-core Core i9 processors cannot be included in your future upgrades unless you are willing to buy a brand-new CPU on a brand-new motherboard.
So the question to you is this: would you rather build a budget, but awesome Core i5/i7 Lynnfield machine right now, or save up some cash until the Core i9 Gulftown processors come out in Q1 of 2010?
The decision is yours!
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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~| Icarus
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Prices of Core i5 and i7 Lynnfield CPUs released!
Hey guys, Icarus here!
I just heard rumors about the retail prices of the first few Core i5 and i7 Lynnfield CPUs.
They all look awesome!
So, here we go!
Prices:
- Core i5 750: $209.99
- Core i7 860: $299.99
- Core i7 870: $579.99
Now, there’re a few interesting things about the pricing.
For one, the price gaps seem… “a bit” inconsistent.
Look at the price gaps: $90 between the Core i5 750 and Core i7 860, and then almost $300 between the two Core i7 models.
Though these’re just the first 3 of the many Lynnfield processors to come, this is a bit weird.
Though, if you take into consideration that these are targeted against AMD’s price-per-performance strategy, then Intel’s price boost on the higher-end Core i7 870 would make sense.
This way, consumers will focus more on the prices of the Core i5 750 and Core i7 860.
Now, onto the motherboard: the P55 chipset motherboard.
Now, the interesting thing about this motherboard is that some vendors have made all three levels of motherboards:
- entry level
- mid-level
- high-end
And, to our good surprise, they’re all cheaper than the X58 motherboards!
This is understandable because the LGA-1156 processors and the P55 motherboards are meant more for mid-budget computer builders.
However, it wouldn’t hurt to go with mid-budget Core i5 and P55 motherboards anyways, seeing how monstrously awesome they are when it comes to performance…
Anyways, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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~| Icarus
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Intel vs AMD: the War of Attrition
Hey guys, Icarus here!
There’s been a lot going on in Intel’s side of the story, and an obviously smaller lot going on in AMD’s side.
So today, I thought I’d give a little recent history lesson about the market war between Intel and AMD.
Ever since Intel released the Conroe against AMD’s Barcelona CPUs, AMD’s been playing catch-up.
AMD’s Barcelona CPUs were simply disasterous; Intel’s new Conroe Core 2 CPUs just trounced the Barcelona CPUs and kept pushing AMD farther and farther back.
On top of that, AMD has never been able to, ever since that failure, to out-perform Intel’s higher-end CPUs.
So while Intel has been going on smooth-sailing “Out-perform AMD’s CPUs” strategy, AMD’s has been forced to take another marketing strategy: price per performance strategy.
The strategy consists of cutting the prices overall in AMD’s line of CPUs and motherboard chipsets; this way, their Spider and Dragon platforms will be much, much cheaper than Intel’s current Core i7 and Core 2 platforms.
This strategy gives AMD a slight edge over Intel; because AMD’s hardware is dirt cheap compared to Intel’s more higher-end hardware, they get more performance for the price.
This strategy has been working so far, but it may be coming to an end.
Why?
Because the Core i5 Lynnfield processors are coming out.
Intel’s Core i5 Lynnfield processors are Intel’s new “mid-budget” CPUs along with some of the Core i7’s newer Lynnfield processors.
With the release of these processors right around the corner, price cuts of many of Intel’s Core 2 processors and chipsets are inevitable.
With this price cut also comes a possible dooms day for AMD; because they no longer have their “performance per price” advantage, they need to find another way to stay in the market and try to catch up to Intel.
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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~| Icarus
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AMD’s new Operatron EE Saves the Environment, and You!
Hey guys, Icarus here!
I’m going to diverge a little today from my Intel-NVidia one-two punch action on my posts, and talk a bit about AMD’s side of the market.
Today, AMD released its new 40W Hexa-Core Operatron EE processors!
So, why did AMD do this?
Well, because being environmentally friendly is a good thing. Saves energy, takes less fossil fuel to produce energy, and you still get the same or even greater result!
But that’s from an environmentalist’s point of view. Ours is from a consumer perspective. Sorry!
The Hexa-Core Operatron EE is mostly directed at, in my opinion, those people who operate multiple server systems in their offices, homes, and elsewhere.
What AMD did was they reduced the power draw of the Operatron EE down to 40W but still managed to keep the performance at the original level.
Basically, you’re getting more bang-for-the-watt.
Now, this processor is originally directed toward those with multiple server systems because these systems can draw so much energy!
It’s not just the hardware we’re talking about here; we’re also talking about the power bill most of you must pay for your house and other places to stay with electricity.
With many server systems running at the same time, a small decrease in power consumption from each server system can equate to a large saving. Basically, it can lower the bottom line for you.
So AMD, kudos to you!
However, for those of us who don’t run many server systems at the same time, you will probably want to wait for AMD’s other hexa-core Operatrons that should be coming out soon for all of us computer enthusiasts.
That’s all for today! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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~| Icarus
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