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VIA Nano 3000 CPUs to Battle Intel Atom Chips
Techtree News Staff, Nov 04, 2009 1807 hrs ISTCPU core clocked between 1GHz to 2GHz with 800MHz, supports 1080p HD
VIA has announced the launch of Nano 3000 series processors for netbooks and all-in-one desktops. The new x86 platform Nano 3000 series CPUs are based on 64-bit superscalar 'Isaiah' microarchitecture promising enhanced digital media performance and also low power consumption. These new Nano 3000 chips tease support for Windows 7 operating system and even its 64-bit version with full CPU virtualization.
The six new VIA Nano 3000 series processors for desktops and ultraportable notebooks boast of 800MHz FSB and Windows 7 compatibility, even 64-bit versions. Apart from that, VIA claims that new Nano 3000 chips are 20 percent faster and consume lesser power than their existing line of chips. The credit of performance improvement goes to the SSE4 instructions implementation along with other tweaks. The CPU core frequency ranges from 1GHz to 1.8GHz.
Due to SSE4 instructions implemented, VIA Nano 3000 series chips are touted to support "flawless playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD video". In terms of power consumption, the original thermal design power ratings weren't mentioned. But VIA claims new chips consume 100mW or 500mW power in the idle mode.
New Isaiah architecture based chips come with Adaptive PowerSaver Technology that reduces power consumption and improves thermal management. VIA has also included new PadLock security engine as a hardware security feature. Since VIA has used same NanoBGA2 package technology, the new Nano 3000 chips are compatible with its predecessors.
The PC makers have started receiving VIA Nano 3000 series chips and these processors will go for mass production in first quarter of 2010. Only after VIA reveals the power ratings of these new chips, it would be feasible to compare them with Intel Atom processors.
The six new VIA Nano 3000 series processors for desktops and ultraportable notebooks boast of 800MHz FSB and Windows 7 compatibility, even 64-bit versions. Apart from that, VIA claims that new Nano 3000 chips are 20 percent faster and consume lesser power than their existing line of chips. The credit of performance improvement goes to the SSE4 instructions implementation along with other tweaks. The CPU core frequency ranges from 1GHz to 1.8GHz.
Due to SSE4 instructions implemented, VIA Nano 3000 series chips are touted to support "flawless playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD video". In terms of power consumption, the original thermal design power ratings weren't mentioned. But VIA claims new chips consume 100mW or 500mW power in the idle mode.
New Isaiah architecture based chips come with Adaptive PowerSaver Technology that reduces power consumption and improves thermal management. VIA has also included new PadLock security engine as a hardware security feature. Since VIA has used same NanoBGA2 package technology, the new Nano 3000 chips are compatible with its predecessors.
The PC makers have started receiving VIA Nano 3000 series chips and these processors will go for mass production in first quarter of 2010. Only after VIA reveals the power ratings of these new chips, it would be feasible to compare them with Intel Atom processors.
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