They're here! It is Sandy Bridge Intel mobile and desktop processors now known as the family of processors based on the generation of seconds or more simply as the Intel Core processor 2011 for us. After months of teasing and demonstrations on stage, Chipzilla has finally released details of its new Core i3, i5 and i7, and considering that a total of 29 new processors and new options for integrated graphics (now known as the graphics processor) is a bit to digest. Hit the break for our summary of the new platform and a look at some of the latest Intel processors and high-performance graphics-oriented functions.
It was just a year since Intel released its first generation of Core processors, so what exactly is this different platform? Well, a few things. For those who have not followed the saga Sandy Bridge, the new family of processors, all based on 32 nm Intel microarchitecture and are the first to provide both the processor, memory controller and graphics on the same die. What does it mean to you? In short, this means that the package is smaller and all parties come to exploit one another - for example by pointing to dynamic graphics and CPU cores to match what the workload you throw at it and give them up to 1 MB of shared cache. About these graphs, while they still can not be on par with a discrete graphics card, they are more powerful than ever. According to Intel, give the new HD 2000 and 3000 processor, graphics card 2x the performance of the Capella-based systems, and that actually keeps with what we have seen the beginning of the benchmarks (as GMA 4500.)
In addition, Intel enhanced its Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading, so that the new chips provide higher levels of processor performance and - up to 60 percent improvement with the quad-core mobile. In addition, new integrated chip reduces power consumption and can actually switch off an unused optical disk, so what Intel calls "incredible battery life."
It was just a year since Intel released its first generation of Core processors, so what exactly is this different platform? Well, a few things. For those who have not followed the saga Sandy Bridge, the new family of processors, all based on 32 nm Intel microarchitecture and are the first to provide both the processor, memory controller and graphics on the same die. What does it mean to you? In short, this means that the package is smaller and all parties come to exploit one another - for example by pointing to dynamic graphics and CPU cores to match what the workload you throw at it and give them up to 1 MB of shared cache. About these graphs, while they still can not be on par with a discrete graphics card, they are more powerful than ever. According to Intel, give the new HD 2000 and 3000 processor, graphics card 2x the performance of the Capella-based systems, and that actually keeps with what we have seen the beginning of the benchmarks (as GMA 4500.)
