AtenRa
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- Feb 2, 2009
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Personally, i see no reason for 4.5W TDP Core-M existence. You have ATOM, use that and make a good 14nm SoC for Mobile, leave Big-Core designs for Desktop/Laptop/Server.
The Intel obsession to put Big-Core designs in to mobile at that low 4.5 TDP segment is going to backfire on them.
Reality check,
You can get a Quad Core ATOM Windows 10" Tablet for less than $200 today, who is going to spend $800+ for almost the same performance just to have Core-M ??
Not only that, 14nm ATOMs are coming in the next few Quarters, unless they completely castrated them, im sure 14nm ATOMs could be much better than Core-M at 4.5W TDP.
The Tablet segment/market doesnt need big-core SKUs, they need fast, cheap little cores and the fastest iGPU you can have.
A 10W TDP Core-M SKU for ultra thin 13-14" Laptops would be the sweat spot. Thats how low Big-Core SKUs should get, not lower.
The Intel obsession to put Big-Core designs in to mobile at that low 4.5 TDP segment is going to backfire on them.
Reality check,
You can get a Quad Core ATOM Windows 10" Tablet for less than $200 today, who is going to spend $800+ for almost the same performance just to have Core-M ??
Not only that, 14nm ATOMs are coming in the next few Quarters, unless they completely castrated them, im sure 14nm ATOMs could be much better than Core-M at 4.5W TDP.
The Tablet segment/market doesnt need big-core SKUs, they need fast, cheap little cores and the fastest iGPU you can have.
A 10W TDP Core-M SKU for ultra thin 13-14" Laptops would be the sweat spot. Thats how low Big-Core SKUs should get, not lower.