Five Atom processors announced at IDF

Darius Chang | Apr 02, 2008

Rising from the ash that was Silverthorne are five Atom processors, formally introduced at this week's Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai.

The two lower configurations run on 400MHz frontside bus (FSB) speed, with one chip clocking in at 800MHz and another at 1.1GHz. Despite a modest bump in speed, the 1.1GHz chip has a much higher heat output (2W compared with the former's 0.65W) and uses more power. Based on these specifications and the fact that both units cost the same, it's obvious the 800MHz was created for smaller MID-size devices (possibly the same dimensions as the Everun UMPC), while the faster chip may turn up in bigger machines like the ASUS Eee PC.

The 1.33GHz and 1.6GHz have the same thermal envelope and power consumption as the 1.1GHz mode, but run on a faster 533MHz FSB. The fastest 1.86GHz processor, however, emits 20 percent more heat than the rest, though we were surprised to see that its power requirements are the same as the slower chips.

Intel expects these processor to be available some time in June, so keep an eye out for the new breed of UMPCs which should be coming out in the same time frame.

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