Processors: two Llano released, four Celeron and a Pentium

Small update on the new upcoming processors AMD and Intel. Step revolution in sight, but slight changes favourable to the consumer.

AMD and Intel have both announce new processors. Among the Greens, it discovers two new Llano APU, the A8-3870K and A6-3670K. In fact, it is two chips whose characteristics are identical to the A8-3870 (quad-core 3 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache and circuit graphic Radeon HD 6550D) and A6-3670 (quad-core 2.7 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache and circuit graphic Radeon HD 6530D), but which the multiplier is unblocked. They are thus "overclockables". Note that they are still not Turbo mode, and they are respectively launched at the price of $ 121-143.

In the blue, it prepares the arrival of four new Celeron. A B815 to replace B810, dual-core without Hyper Threading to 1.6 GHz with 2 MB cache with the frequency of the graphic system HD Graphics integrated passes between 950 and 1050 MHz for a maintained to 35W TDP and a price to $ 86 for 1000 units. Also, a B720 will replace B710, for a gain of 100 MHz with a multiplier record of a unit, or 1.7 GHz on a core without Hyper Threading with 1.5 MB of cache and a 35W TDP, at $ 70.

Also, the Celeron 867 and 797 will replace the 857 and the 787. Low-voltage chips limited the Tribunal to 17W. Without Hyper Threading, they are respectively dual and mono-core, and see their rates of 1.2 to 1.3 GHz, and 1.3 to 1.4 GHz. They are sold $ 134 and $ 107. Finally, a B970 Pentium dual-core without Hyper Threading will replace the B960, enhancing the frequency of 100 MHz to 2.3 GHz. He will accompany the new Core i3-2370M and Core i5-2450M discussed recently heard, they also win 100 MHz.

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Nostalgeek 2001 (5) : Ultrastar, Pentium III ULV

This summer, we offer you the return of a topic, Nostalgeek. And we decided to dwell on a specific year: 2001. Distant and close both the year 2001 is interesting to analyze, to show developments in the high-tech in 10 years. Every day, during the holidays, we will offer you a retrospective of a week of 2001, with the news of the day and a small analysis on what there is in 2011.

Nostalgeek 2001. We arrive in February.

The first capable of operating at 250 MHz DDR memory chips arrive and are intended to replace the 200 MHz chips usually used. In processors, Intel abandoned the Slot 1 (in its version SECC2) and focuses on the Socket 370 and its variants. Indeed, the connector, introduced with the Pentium II, is no longer necessary: the evolution of the fineness of engraving allows to place the cache directly into the CPU. Finally, Intel announced a Pentium III "ulv": running at 500 MHz, it had a 8.1 W TDP.

In 2011, the DDR3 exceeds "2500 MHz" equivalent CSDs. Intel discontinued Socket 370, Socket 423, Socket 478, the LGA775 and the LGA1156. The LGA1155 and the LGA1366 (end of life) are the norm. Finally, in the world of low consumption, the Atom has a TDP of less 2.5 w for a frequency of 1.6 GHz usually.

In drives, IBM has just announced a monster: Ultrastar 36Z15. This SCSI Ultra160 hard disk has a capacity of 36 GB, a cache of 4 MB and runs to 15,000 revolutions per minute. Advertised rates are huge: 52 MB/s.

In 2011, any hard disk entry offers 1 TB of capacity and 32 MB of cache. And despite trays which rotate at 5,400 rpm, flows generally exceed the 100 MB/s.

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