wraggster
February 25th, 2015, 23:02
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/30ae295e8bc14ae8d358fa0cd334ced/201604187/amd-carrizo-2.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/amd-carrizo-processor/)
Intel isn't the only chip giant championing battery life over performance (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/05/intel-broadwell/) this year. AMD has revealed Carrizo (http://www.amd.com/en-us/press-releases/Pages/amd-discloses-architecture-2015feb23.aspx), a processor range that's focused heavily on extending the running time of performance-oriented laptops. While there will be double-digit boosts to speed, there's no doubt that efficiency is the bigger deal here. The new core architecture (Excavator) is just 5 percent faster than its Kaveri (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/12/amd-kaveri-desktop-chip-date/) ancestor, but it chews up 40 percent less energy at the same clock rate -- even the graphics cores use 20 percent less juice.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/amd-carrizo-processor/
Intel isn't the only chip giant championing battery life over performance (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/05/intel-broadwell/) this year. AMD has revealed Carrizo (http://www.amd.com/en-us/press-releases/Pages/amd-discloses-architecture-2015feb23.aspx), a processor range that's focused heavily on extending the running time of performance-oriented laptops. While there will be double-digit boosts to speed, there's no doubt that efficiency is the bigger deal here. The new core architecture (Excavator) is just 5 percent faster than its Kaveri (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/12/amd-kaveri-desktop-chip-date/) ancestor, but it chews up 40 percent less energy at the same clock rate -- even the graphics cores use 20 percent less juice.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/amd-carrizo-processor/