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Next-gen Intel CPUs to improve battery life | Battery Technology

Next-gen Intel CPUs to improve battery life | Battery Technology

Intel revealed more details about the planned successors for its current-generation Sandy Bridge processors at its Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco this week. Coming in the second quarter of 2012 will be Ivy Bridge, a 22nm die-shrink "tock" to Sandy Bridge's "tick." Ivy Bridge will benefit from Intel's new 3D tri-gate transistor technology, offering as much as a 37 percent power efficiency improvement along with what looks like serious integrated graphics improvements. Following that in 2013 will be the 22nm Haswell architecture, which promises "all day" laptop battery life along with up to 10 days of what Intel is calling "connected standby."

Sandy Bridge offered significant performance over last generation Intel CPUs within the same power envelop. Additionally, Intel integrated the GPU onto the same die as the CPU, connecting the two with a shared L3 cache. While Intel has had a pretty poor reputation with its integrated graphics solutions, the architectural improvements finally put the Intel HD3000 IGP included on most mobile Sandy Bridge chips on par with even low-end discrete GPUs. The performance boost was enough for Apple to ditch NVIDIA GPUs in its MacBook Air and other low-end machines.

Ivy Bridge will mainly be a die shrink of the Sandy Bridge architecture down to 22nm. To jump down to that process node, Intel basically reinvented how transistors and other components are etched into silicon wafers. The company developed a three-dimensional "tri-gate" transistor which offers serious efficiency improvements over traditional planar design techniques. In particular, it increases the usable frequency at a given voltage level, allowing Intel to either boost the frequency or reduce power—or some combination of the two.

The power savings will matter a great deal for mobile computing, including devices like notebooks and "ultrabooks." For instance, Intel will make an Ivy Bridge quad-core Core i7 part with a 35W TDP. As AnandTech notes, that means Apple could offer a 13″ MacBook Pro, which is limited to 35W processors, to come in a quad-core configuration. The processors will also have a configurable TDP, meaning parts could be configured on the fly to max out at a higher or lower TDP depending on certain configurations. A MacBook Air is designed for a 17W TDP. An ULV Ivy Bridge processor could be limited to 13W TDP while running on battery power (and hence, likely sitting on someone's lap).

Ivy Bridge's die shrink also makes room for significantly more die area to be dedicated to graphics. Ivy Bridge processors will have 1.48 billion transistors, nearly half a billion more than Sandy Bridge. From what we now about Intel's promised graphics performance—OpenCL 1.1, OpenGL 3.1, and DX11—most of those transistors are going towards GPU improvements. Intel has promised a 60 percent improvement in GPU performance; that still won't be enough for serious gamers, but it does mean that more games will certainly be playable even on a MacBook Air.

Intel also revealed a few details of Ivy Bridge's replacement, codenamed Haswell. The company says the design is complete, and showed off a working prototype during an IDF presentation. While not many details have been revealed, it's clear that low-power mobile computing is the name of Haswell's game. While mobile Ivy Bridge processors range from about 35-45W, Intel designed Haswell for a 10-20W power envelop. Effectively the kind of processing power you currently get from a MacBook Pro could fit into a MacBook Air.

Intel claims that Haswell CPUs will use as little as 30 percent less power than a comparable Ivy Bridge part—already a pretty significant savings. But the platform as a whole, including a revised power management architecture, can wring out as much as 20 times the battery life in what it calls a "connected standby" mode. "The idea here," according to AnandTech, "is to be able to put your notebook to sleep and have it continually fetch cloud updates (e-mail, IMs, tweets) for up to 10 days on a single charge." Real-world usage is said to be "all day," so we're thinking for current notebooks that manage 5-7 hours of battery life that could mean more like 8-12 hours. (An 11″ MacBook Air that can run a full work day? Yes please!)

It's clear that Intel is targeting Haswell for its ultrabook initiative, which calls for thin, lightweight laptops with instant on capabilities and the ability to run for a full day on a single battery charge. In doing so, Intel is making Steve Jobs' proclamation that the MacBook Air represented the future of notebooks perhaps more prescient than many originally believed.

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Asus has huge variety of its “Republic of Gamers” gaming laptops, but most of them are variants of the same model albeit with a different model number and (slightly) different specs.  The Asus G51jx-X3 differs in the fact that it comes with a Core i5 instead of the more powerful (and expensive) Core i7s in the G51jx models.

Hardware and Features

The Asus G51jx-X3 belongs is in the upper mid-range compared to other dedicated gaming notebooks, but when looking at the price/performance ratio, most laptops with this kind of hardware will set you back a lot more. The G51jx variant that we spent some quality time with was equipped with the dual-core, quad-threaded Intel Core i5 430M at 2.26GHz (2.53GHz with Turbo Boost), 4 gigabytes of 1066MHz DDR3 memory and a 500GB 7,200rpm hard drive.

The graphics are handled by a GeForce GTS 360M graphics processor with the (currently) fastest GDDR5 memory modules. This GPU fits somewhere between the mid-range and high-end mobile Nvidia cards with 96 shaders compared to 128 in the top cards. Furthermore it’s equipped with a 1920×1080 (Full HD) 15.6-inches screen, memory card reader, n-class Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Altec Lansing speakers. The screen is relatively bright with a glossy surface, and color and contrast values are also OK.

Hardware-wise, the G51Jx more than sufficient as a workstation for photo/video editing thanks to the high-resolution screen. The Core i5 430M is not a true quad-core processor like some of the mobile Core i7 CPUs, but it has the Hyperthreading feature and effectively handles four separate threads. In combination with 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM, this machine is powerful enough to handle any applications you throw at it. In PCMark Vantage it landed on 6 410 points, which is a first-rate score for a laptop at this price level.

Gaming Performance

The Asus G51Jx-X3 is a good choice for gaming enthusiasts. The Geforce GTS 360M ensures that most games trod along without a hitch even at relatively high quality settings, even if you can’t always max out the screen resolution and keep those high settings on some of the latest games.

We tested Crysis Warhead, which is still one of the most demanding games, and it averaged around 30 FPS (the usual target for a smooth playing experience) with medium settings at 1366×768. Far Cry 2 fared much better, and we were able to turn up the details as well as run at native resolution while getting framerates above 30. In 3DMark Vantage it produced a score of 4670 points, which isn’t half bad with no overclocking. On the whole, this machine delivers consistently playable framerates across the board at medium to high framerates – at least without anti-aliasing enabled.

Design and Build, Battery Life

Asus’ trademark “Republic of Gamers” design makes no secret of the fact that the G51jx was built with gamers in mind. The screen is nicely decorated in dark blue shades and a showy Asus logo. Otherwise though, the laptop looks relatively sober, with a thin glossy black frame around the backlit keyboard and matte black for the palm rest. It feels sturdy and there are no unwanted creaking noises or loose hinges

How many cpus an intel i7 have?! And how does it compare to a quad cpu??!?

Title says it all..I need some info about i7 processor!!
How much an i7 and an i5 cost??!

The Core i7 and i5 processors are all quad core CPU's. However, the Bloomfield processors have HT or Hyperthreading that create the appearance of 8. The Lynfield processors do not. The Bloomfield processors use socket 1336 and the X58 chipset while the Lynfield processors connect using socket 1156, and have the P55 chipset. (The socket number being the number of pins on each processor).

Core i7 CPU's range anywhere from $288-$1000.
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000340343%201050744915&name=intel-Core-i7-Store-at-Newegg-com)

The Only available Core i5 now is the Core i5 750 for $200.00
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215&Tpk=intel%20core%20i5)

Appro goes to extremes with new Xtreme-X supers (TheRegister.co.uk)

#### Machines? Check. GPUs? Check. New x86 CPUs? Er ... soon.

Boutique supercomputer maker Appro International is previewing its third
generation of Xtreme-X blade-based supercomputers – but "previewing" is just
about all it can do without some help from Intel and AMD.…

TheRegister.co.uk

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