Dual core Intel Atom 510 TDP uncovered – 13W which means it is STILL a power-sipping processor
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) for the new dual-core Atom D510 processor for nettops is 13W. For those who know the TDP of dual-core Atom 330 processor, it sounds a lot more. TDP of dual core Atom 330 is 8W, but that does not includes the TDP of its Intel 945GC chipset which is 6W. This brings us to a total of 14W (8W+6W).
The Atom 510 has Northbridge and graphic chipset integrated. The Northbridge (Intel 945SE) has 6W TDP and Southbridge needs additional 3.3W. So, if the NM10 Southbridge will require the same, 3-4W for its operation, the TDP of the dual core Atom 510 will end up at 16.3W which is similar to current dual core Atom 330 CPU, 14W (with Intel 945GC chipset)
To learn more about TDP, you may visit this Wikipedia link. Here is a quote from Wikipedia,
thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, represents the maximum amount of power the cooling system in a computer is required to dissipate. For example, a laptop’s CPU cooling system may be designed for a 20 watt TDP, which means that it can dissipate up to 20 watts of heat without exceeding the maximum junction temperature for the computer chip.
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I long believed TDP meant “Thermal Dissipation Power”,
and I dont understand what does Design Power means.
“Thermal Dissipation Power” had long been used in the electronics
world. Check out in the old data sheets. I suppose,
approximately since 1995, people who don’t know the
correct meaning began to interpret the second letter
to mean design. But what is “design power”?
Everything is just design.