Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th Aug 2005 22:58 UTC
Intel, which next week is expected to announce plans to move to a new processor architecture, is switching to a new yardstick to measure processor performance: performance per watt. Intel's announcement will publicly signal an internal shift that's already taken place. After years of promoting clock speed, it's now emphasizing overall performance and power-efficiency.
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http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/c7-m/
Nice performance per watt ratio with this CPU. Finally, a VIA processor with a full speed FPU. I've read from media reviews that an equally clocked CPU vs Intel, that the C7-M is 10% less effecient but 20% battery usage. With performance per watt like that I'd really be intrested in seeing C7-M laptops here just for the sake of battery life and weight. The CPU is going to be the size of a penny. Looking forward to a half lb notebook 
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2005-07-06
This holds very well for Via, who can make ultra-low wattage chips. Intel better hope that small chips like the C7 and Geode do not get a large amount of publicity or enter the low-end market.