Mobile Processors Jan Carlos Torrellas Mannix Flores Group E

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Mobile Processors Jan Carlos TorrellasMannix
FloresGroup E
Computer and Electrical Engineering
Department August 27, 2004
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Mobile Processors

• Introduction
• Mobile Alternatives
• Specification Terms
• High-End Mobile Processors
• Low-End Mobile Processors
• Conclusion
• References

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Introduction

• Mobility has become an essential part of business
  and personal technology needs.
• Mobile processors have flourished in the past
  couple of years because of the advances in
  wireless communications.
• Mobile processors have covered a wide range of
  applications.
• Constrained resources of power and cost, and the
  real-time computation requirements are the main
  limitations.

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Mobile Alternatives

• Thin and Light Solutions Great performance and
  reliability for the mobile lifestyle.
• Transportable Solutions The perfect balance
  between exceptional performance and true
  mobility.
• Desktop Replacement Solutions, A growing trend in
  the consumer mobile market The ultimate in
  high-performance computing.

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Specification Terms

• Frequency is the speed at which calculations
  are made
• Cache is a high-speed access area that can be
  either a reserved section of main memory or a
  storage device
• Size a description of the transistor technology
  used and the area of the die
• Power amount of energy consumed by the
  processor to maintain its operation
• Tech. Advances unique technology features
• Cost monetary worth of a single processor chip

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High-End Mobile Processors
Processor Frequency Cache Size Power Tech. Advances Cost
Athlon XP-M 1.2 to 2.13GHz L1128K L2512K 0.13u Die 101mm² 60w _at_ 1.65V 3dNow! PowerNow! 99.00
Athlon64 M 1.8 to 2.2GHz L1128K L21M 0.13u Die 193mm² 35w _at_ 1.2V HT Bus 3dNow! PowerNow! 353.00
Pentium4 M 1.4 to 2.5GHz L1128K L2512K 0.13u Die 122mm² 35w _at_ 1.3V NetBurst SSE SSE2 234.00
Pentium M 1.5 to 2.0GHz L164K L22M 0.09u Die 87mm² 21w _at_ 1.34V SpeedStep SSE SSE2 639.00
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Low-End Mobile Processors
Processor Frequency Cache Size Power Tech. Advances Cost
Efficeon 1.0 to 1.3GHz L1128K L21M 0.09u Die 68mm² 13w _at_ 1.2V 256Bit VLIW HT Bus N/A
Crusoe 667MHz to 1.0GHz L1128K L2512K 0.13u Die 55mm² 9.5w _at_ 1.3V 128Bit VLIW N/A
Celeron M 1.2 to 1.5GHz L1128K L2512K 0.13u Die 83mm² 28w _at_ 1.34V SSE SSE2 134.00
VIA C3 M 800 to 933MHz L1128K L264K 0.13u Die 52mm² 10.7w _at_ 1.35V 3dNow! N/A
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Conclusion

• The direction in which technology is going is a
  clear indication of how mobile processors will
  evolve.
• Mobile processor selection is based on the needs
  of the user.
• The future brings less power consumption, smaller
  chips, and faster processors.

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References

• www.amd.com
• www.intel.com
• www.transmeta.com
• www.via.com.tw
• www.geek.com
• www.sandpile.org