Comments on: Intel Atom Z670 three-times Tegra 2 pricing to OEMs?

By: Penguin386

Penguin386 — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:55:00 +0000

No way that processor will get 10 hours of battery life in a 1.3 pound device like iPad. This processor only supports DDR2 memory, which uses 30% more power than less expensive DDR3 memory.

There is no way Microsoft will be able to cram all that Windows 8 bloatware in an iPad sized device. Windows 7 Starter needs hardware the size of a 3 pound netbook to meet the minimum system requiremets, for example. Also, I heard rumors that Windows 8 will be 64 bit only. The Z670 only supports 32 bit operating systems.

I give the Z670 processor 2 thumbs down. Sorry Intel, it’s no ARM killer.

By: Glasswire

Glasswire — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:02:00 +0000

Hyperthreading is not sequential (which is just one thread executing AFTER a previous one – which is what a normal single threaded processor does) but simultaneous with the most gain when two threads are using complementry (different) engines on the processor so they both get retired in lower total time than sequential execution. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading

By: Al Ferreira

Al Ferreira — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:27:00 +0000

This is where I get confused when trying to make the comparison.
This will be a single core with 2 threads (meaning that the processor has to handle both threads sequentially?) and more cache?

The T2 is a dual core (how many threads, and how does it handle them), with less cache?

So, how do we compare these apples to apples?

By: Al Ferreira

Al Ferreira — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:27:00 +0000

This is where I get confused when trying to make the comparison.
This will be a single core with 2 threads (meaning that the processor has to handle both threads sequentially?) and more cache?

The T2 is a dual core (how many threads, and how does it handle them), with less cache?

So, how do we compare these apples to apples?

By: Tak

Tak — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:40:00 +0000

Yes, that is one big “if”, I’m going to investigate before purchase.

By: Average Joe

Average Joe — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

…especially if it doesn’t require to be connected to a power outlet to work.

By: Average Joe

Average Joe — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

…especially if it doesn’t require to be connected to a power outlet to work.

By: Average Joe

Average Joe — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

…especially if it doesn’t require to be connected to a power outlet to work.

By: Average Joe

Average Joe — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

…especially if it doesn’t require to be connected to a power outlet to work.

By: Tak

Tak — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:39:00 +0000

Only 3 times the price, but 16 times cache! Interesting! I’d pay at least 50$ more to get much more powerful tablet.