Author: Dagh Nielsen
Date: 04:33:23 02/28/06
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On February 28, 2006 at 04:38:12, h.g.muller wrote: >The Centrino is not a processor at all. Centrino is a 'platform' for mobile >computers, that was first introduced with a Pentium M (or Celeron M, which is >the same thing with 1MB L2-cache in stead of 2MB). > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino > >There now is a new Intel processor, called 'Intel Core', sold as a Solo or Duo, >which is now also included in the Centrino concept. But the fact that your >laptop is labeled as a Centrino does not mean it is equiped with a Solo. > >That the Solo is much mor efficient clock-wise than a P-4 does not mean much. >The Pentium II and III and M where all much more efficient than P-4. It probably >means that Solo is another variation on Intel's old P6 workhorse, that was first >introduced as Pentium Pro... I don't know the details about Intel processor history, but I do know that the higher efficiency per clock cycle (and something about a shorter execution line) is the usual way to explain AMD processors current superiority in most applications, not least chess engines. I have understood that Intel is looking to catch up in that aspect with the new Intel Core, which indeed will generally run in lower frequencies that the Pentium chips. Kind regards, Dagh nielsen
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