The AMD E-450 is a refresh of the E-350 Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit, both aimed at cheap full-size notebooks, netbooks, and small form factor desktop computers.
Processors
Intel Celeron B800 CPU Hits Budget Laptop Market, Gets Benchmarked
The Intel Celeron B800, a recently released low-end laptop processor, has arrived on the market.
Intel Has New Fastest Laptop Processor – Core i7-2960XM Extreme
Intel has released a new version of their fastest laptop processor.
It’s the Intel Core i7-2960XM Extreme Edition quad-core CPU at a default clock speed of 2.7GHz and up to 3.7GHz in TurboBoost mode, in both cases 0.2GHz faster than the older i7-2920XM.
MSI X370-206US – First AMD E-450-Powered Laptop in US
Today we’ve spotted the first laptop in the US with the AMD E-450 processor – the thin-and-light 13.3″ MSI X370-206US.
Intel Outs Pentium B950 Laptop Processor
Besides the B940 launched in June, Intel has made available this month the “Sandy Bridge”-based Pentium B950 laptop CPU, which is now available in some notebooks on the US market.
AMD E-300, E-450 APUs Debut in Notebook Specs
AMD’s upcoming E-series E-300 and E-450 Accelerated Processing Units have started appearing in specifications of various notebooks.
They have made a debut in specs of the Acer Aspire 7250 which will come with either E-300 and E-450, while the latter is also present in the Dell Inspiron M102z, Asus K53BY, and HP Pavilion G4.
Intel Celeron 787, 857 ULV Processors Launched
Intel has unveiled two new ultra-low voltage laptop processors – the single-core Celeron 787 and dual-core Celeron 857.
Designed for use in entry-level small and thin notebooks, the new “Sandy Bridge”-based 32nm Celerons have a maximal thermal design power of 17W.
Intel Core i7-2677M, i7-2637M, i5-2557M ULV Chips Launched
Intel has updated this week their ultra-low voltage laptop processor lineup, adding three new parts – the Core i7-2677M, i7-2637M, and i5-2557M, designed for use in the new generation of ultra-portable and ultra-thin laptops, also known as “ultrabooks”.
Intel Pentium B940 Processor Pops Up in Notebooks
The new Intel Pentium B940 “Sandy Bridge”-based processor has started popping up in available lower-end laptop models by various manufacturers.
AMD Launches Llano APUs, Sabine Laptop Platform
For the laptop market, AMD today officially launched the AMD A-Series Fusion Accelerated Processing Units codenamed “Llano” and “Sabine” mobile platform.
Intel Shows Off Atom ‘Cedar Trail’ Netbook Platform
Intel has showed off on the Computex Show in Taipei “Cedar Trail” Atom mobile platform, designed for use in netbooks and other small form factor PCs.
Intel Ivy Bridge Notebook Platform Presented
At the ongoing Computex Show in Taipei, Intel has presented the next generation notebook platform code-named “Ivy Bridge”.
According to Intel, Ivy Bridge laptops will provide optimized performance, sleek notebook form factors, fast responsiveness, and a configurable thermal design power of 15 Watts and up.
Leak: AMD to Release C-60 Turbo APU
According to leaked specifications, Advanced Micro Devices will release the netbook- and low-end laptop-use AMD C-60 Accelerated Processing Unit which will add Turbo technology to the APU line.
The C-60 has dual CPU cores clocked at 1GHz by default, but the speed on one of the cores at the time can be increased to 1.33GHz using Turbo, depending on usage. The CPU shares the same die with the new AMD Radeon HD 6290 graphics with 276MHz and 400MHz clock speeds in standard and Turbo mode, respectively. Thermal Design Power of the C-60 remained at the C series standard 9W.
Intel Atom Z670 CPU & Oak Trail Platform for Tablets Officially Released
Intel Corp has officially released the Intel Atom Z670 processor and accompanying “Oak Trail” platform, designed for use in tablets and other mobile computers.
The new CPU and Intel SM35 Express chipset support various 32-bit operating systems, including Windows, Google Chrome, Android, and MeeGo, and enable 1080p playback via incorporated HD video decoder and HDMI output. The Oak Trail platform provides a smaller footprint than previous generations and a lower-power fan-less design for a longer battery life.
2nd Generation Intel Core vPro CPUs Launched
Intel has released the 2nd Generation Intel Core vPro processors with enhanced security and manageability, besides features and performance of the standard 2nd Gen Core “Sandy Bridge” CPUs.
The new Core i5 and i7 vPro chips, designed for use in business-class laptops and desktops, include Intel Anti-Theft Technology Ver. 3.0 (AT 3.0), Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT), Advanced Encryption Standard – New Instructions (AES-NI), new Host-Based Configuration functionality, improved Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) Remote Control, as well as “Sandy Bridge”-specific features such as Turbo Boost 2.0, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX), virtualization, and Intel HD integrated graphics.
