AMD 25W Dual-Core processors – Athlon II X2 520u and Athlon II X2 620u

AMD is ready to roll out two Regor-based 45nm dual core 25W CPUs. These two CPUs run at 1.8GHz and 1.6GHz clock speeds. 1.8GHz one is branded as Athlon II X2 620u and will be launched later in Q1 2010.

The Athlon II X2 520u runs at 1.6GHz clocked speed and packs 2MB cache will be launched in Q4 2009, but we do not see any signs of its availability yet.

Clearly, those TDPs are perfect for the folks who want more power from their netbooks. Without any doubt, it will leave Atom processors in the dust in terms of speed and raw computation. That said, until we get our hands on it, nothing much can be said

Atom N470 (1.83GHz) to be launched in Q1 2010

Intel’s next generation processor for netbooks AKA Intel Pine Trail/Pine View will make its debut next year. Now, we have come to know that Atom N470 processor, a pineview CPU that runs at 1.83GHz clock speed is coming in Q1 2010.

Please note that this is still a single-core processor and we will wait for quite some time for Intel to announce dual core processors for its netbooks. The CPU itself has 6.5W TPD which is more than double more compared to N270 1.6GHz Atom, but you have to remember that Atom N470 has 200MHz IGP integrated and the TDP is now calculated for both chips

AMD’s new generation platform ‘Danube’ to be released in 2010

The Tigris platform powered by Caspian dual-core CPUs can now be replaced by a new generation platform, on which AMD is working. It is Danube, and it will have Phenom II quad-core mobile edition and which has  support for DDR3 / DDR3L (1.35V) and S1g4 socket. This CPU is manufactured in 45nm and will be [...]