Posted on 02/07/2006 2:01:33 PM PST by ShadowAce
Word reaches the Deeplung ear that Intel's Yonah processor, which ships under the Intel Core Duo moniker, has features that aren't being exposed to the consumer. Intel's Sossaman is the key, and Sossaman is the codename for an ultra low voltage Yonah to be shipped under the Xeon brand, into the server and workstation space.
And it transpires that Sossaman supports iAMD64, er, sorry, 'EM64T', symmetric multi-processing with another Sossaman Xeon, and hardware virtualisation. Intel's implementation of the 64-bit extension to x86, SMP and hardware VT are all missing from the official specs of Intel Core Duo consumer processors, despite Yonah and Sossaman being the same thing.
While hardware VT and SMP aren't really on the consumer radar for notebook users, the ability to move to a 64-bit version of Windows or Linux, with a supporting platform of course, surely appeals. It's therefore surprising to see Intel seem to hide away that ability in its Intel Core Duo chips, which now power a range of Apple products lest we forget.
Why so, Intel? Possibly even more beanworthy, especially if you love your CPU silicon as much as we do, is the whisper that Intel also engineered a version of Pentium-M with HyperThreading, 'back in the day'. While that matters little with the way the Core Duo platform has debuted, since it would seem to offer nothing that two complete cores can't do better, it's an interesting HEXUS.bean nonetheless, eh readers?
Want to chat about the fact your new MacBook, iMac or Windows-based Core Duo notebook won't let you run a 64-bit OS, despite the CPU having the ability? Please do!
Mac Ping!
Intel's Windows platform is sloppy lately. Too many different CPU's and little difference. You got Pentium 4, Pentium 4 D, Pentium 4 M, and Pentium 4 D Extreme.
Simplify it already.
I ordered new MacBookPro few weeksago. Can't wait to get it! Hope someone can expose these built-in features.
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I'm not sure of the meaning of your post. Is this just more information on Intel, or are you claiming a double post?
They're working on it. Their rebranding and the Core* chips is the first step, and the Pentium name (and maybe Xeon) will likely be retired with the next generation of chips (Conroe, Merom and Woodcrest).
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
"Pentium" is just a branding. I can see Intel wanting to dump it as the public is starting to realize that "Pentium" is inferior to "Athlon" now. Xeon might go since any IT guy worth his salt knows that an Opteron will beat it, and totally crush it in 4- and 8-way implementations.
The original Intel architecture is very hard to virtualize efficiently (it was never designed for it). Hardware VM lets the virtual OS run almost as fast as the real thing.
Good. I plan on upgrading sometime late this year or early next year for Vista. I'm running a *2 year old* P4 3ghz at 3.3ghz overclocked. That's still very competitive.
Any idea when the next gen will be out? I assume for Vista..
... and don't forget the Pentium 4 Limited 'Eddie Bauer' Edition!
OR perhaps a virtual hardware can turn you computer system into a utility bill. If you don't pay your bill then you get no virtual hardware...
does it send verification to ACLU or DNC when a republican president wiretaps citizens lol
Shhhhh. That is backdoor technology. Code named "Brokeback".
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