Tag Archives: specpower

Pat Gelsinger & the World’s Greatest Geekfest

posted by ken kaplan on March 31, 2008

Milliwatts to petaflops. May sound silly to some, but it has a more sobering ring when spoken and shown among friends attending an Intel Developer Forum. It’s a theme for what’s coming, but it’s also a spirit that’s been driving … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Cracked An Atom, Then Packed for IDF Shanghai

posted by ken kaplan on March 31, 2008

Friday at Intel headquarters, I met up with Ultra Mobile Man Uday Keshavdas to see what he was packing up for his trip to Shanghai for the Intel Developer Forum. In this video, we go inside his work area and … Continue reading →

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Read IDF Spring 2008 Pre-Event News Coverage

posted by annie rodkins on March 30, 2008

Read the pre-event coverage for the Spring 2008 Intel Developer Forum, from ZDNet to The New York Times and AnandTech More»

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My frustrations with my IT laptop

posted by knut grimsrud on March 29, 2008

This is my first attempt at a blog, and the blog folks tell me I can feel free to write what I wish. I wonder if they might have had me confused with someone else and when they come to … Continue reading →

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Simultaneous Two-Way Multithreading, QuickPath Interconnect Part of Nehalem

posted by annie rodkins on March 28, 2008

From ExtremeTech: “Nehalem [...] will contain two to eight cores, a 4-instruction wide ISA, and two-way simultaneous multithreading. Notable additions include the QuickPath interconnect” More»

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Intel Moves to Six Cores by 2H’08

posted by annie rodkins on March 28, 2008

From Computerworld: “Dan Olds, an analyst at Gabriel Consulting Group Inc., said moving beyond quad-core processors, which to date have been the high-water mark in the semiconductor industry, is a major step” More»

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Intel discloses details on Nehalem, Dunnington, Larrabee and more

posted by mobilhomme on March 28, 2008

From AnandTech: “Intel Details Nehalem and Tempts with Larrabee” »

Does low power always mean a performance sacrifice?

posted by Nick Knupffer on March 26, 2008

Not according to the latest SPECpower benchmark results. But first, no doubt you all saw the excellent press coverage the new low voltage Xeon announcement garnered. But what does it mean in practical terms? Well, let me remind you of … Continue reading →