Advanced Micro Devices’ executives reportedly said that the company aims to release its low-power dual-core processor for mobile computers in early 2006, which is approximate release timeframe of Intel’s dual-core Intel Pentium M code-named Yonah chip. Besides that, AMD tipped that its mobile chips may find home in IBM ThinkPad notebooks.
AMD has been marketing its AMD Athlon 64 X2 processors for desktops for months now and said that the chips can be used in notebooks as well. However, the company did not reveal any information about commercial release of mobile processors featuring two processing engines. Now, according to InformationWeek web-site, AMD plans to launch its dual-core AMD Turion 64 central processing units in volume early next year, probably in order to stay competitive with Intel Corp., which launches its new Intel Centrino mobile platform powered by dual-core Intel Yonah processor in early 2006 too.
AMD Turion 64 mobile processors share AMD64 architecture with the desktop and server Athlon 64 and Opteron chips, integrate memory controller and feature other advantages of AMD’s latest innovations. However, AMD Turion 64 processors come with thermal design power of 25W – 35W, much lower compared to typical AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron central processing units.
In addition to earlier-than-expected launch of AMD Turion 64 processors with two cores AMD also expects Lenovo to adopt its mobile chips for its ThinkPad series of laptops for the very first time.
“We had actually been talking to both Lenovo and IBM before Lenovo bought IBM’s PC and ThinkPad business earlier this year. And we were further along in those conversations, actually, with Lenovo,” Bahr Mahoney, division marketing manager for AMD’s mobile business is reported to have said.
In addition to shipping its dual-core, low-power mobile chip, AMD plans to roll out its Pacifica virtualization technology on its mobile platforms in the first half of next year, it is reported.
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When Yonah arrives we'll be likely 9 months from Vista - a self proclaimed "from the ground up 64 bit OS".
I'm thinkin that if your options are relatively close in performance and one has 64 bit and one does not, Yonah stays on the shelf and Turion goes home...
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LOL, notice how your 2 cents doesn't mean anything?
The fact is, despite AMD providing faster CPUs, 64bit, etc, etc, Intel's products are the ones that actually "goes home". That's reality.
Why?
Because Intel has a huge marketing machine, AMD doesn't. The word "Centrino" is now a well recognised word for the potential average Joe/Jane notebook buyer around the world. When someone asks "What notebook should I get?", everyone will mention "Centrino".
The next platform name is "VIIV" (Vivan), that's for the Home Media Platform. This is where Yonah (Pentium-M) is being brought in.
The success of the "Centrino" brand name only goes to show features mean jackall if your marketing machine is not as influential as your competitors.
Intel won't promote Yonah as a single entity, it will promote a platform called VIIV. Centrino has proven that selling a platform is more successful than promoting a component such as a CPU. (Centrino vs Turion/Sempron/etc)
And besides, your point will be mute as Conroe replaces Yonah...Conroe has 64bit.
The real question to ask is...Do you use and need 64bit? Do you benefit from it?
If you don't, then what's the point of bragging about it?
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Might want to be careful. 64 bit "wasn't a desktop requirement" but that tune certainly changed for Intel. You sound very proud of the "marketing machine" but in this time, you'll watch marketing giants fall, that no one said could fall. How can Intel be simultaneously shouting 64 bit on the desktop but not in the notebook arena? Are the conditions so dissimilar? I don't think they are in a lot of cases. Would you consider any major pc purchase should be prepared for a 64 bit OS that's due to be released in less than a year from the time of that purchase? You might think not, but I would disagree.
Nobody thought the P4 could hit a limit, and it did. No one thought people would ever leave for AMD, and they did and do. I would be a lot more cautious saying the Intel mobile machine can never fall, because the tech industry itself has a laundry list of former giants that all learned the same thing, don't assume your leadership is unassailable.
64 bit is important in 2005. In 2006, it's going to be extremely important. Whether you'll use its ability or not is quite questionable and you make a good point there. But the market is unlikely to focus on that. Intel will focus on that, but its a divergent message from their desktop message and it won't take rocket science to see that one. The truth of it, much like most things Intel these days, is that Intel is behind the 8 ball and they are going to take a year or two to get back on track.
Again, imo, 64 bit lacking in Yonah is far more critical than it might appear from the current timeframe. When it gets here next year people are going to notice that lacking a lot more. That weakness of position is one that a dual core Turion could exploit for large gains, if properly done (major chipset, major vendor).
We shall see :)
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