Several readers wrote in about AMD's entry into the 65-nm manufacturing generation. The company introduced four chips to be manufactured with 65-nm process in the first quarter of 2007 to replace existing 90-nm chips in their lineup. AMD is playing up the power economy of its line, claiming that even its existing 90-nm parts consume less than 50% the power of Intel's Core 2 Duo, averaged over a typical day's usage, while the new 65-nm chips will be even stingier with power. Next stop, 45-nm. The article says that AMD has a goal of catching up within 18 months to Intel's lead on the way to 45-nm technology. Source: Slashdot.org Article: AMD: New Chips Consume Half the Power of Core 2 Duo "At idle, AMD's 90-nm Athlon 64 X2 consumes 7.5 watts. Its latest 65-nm chips idle at 3.8 watts. By comparison, the 65-nm Core 2 Duo idles at 14.3 watts."
It's gonna be tough for AMD, Intel are already ahead in the 45nm race as well as the phenomenal threat Core 2 Duo poses.
Ok all i know is they friggin better get in gear, that and when it comes out, it needs to be real soon, as they are obviously behind, that and it better be crazy fast like, so fast little children in Wisconsin will probably cry.
Good news for tree-huggers then. As for gamers and the average PC user, I'm sure that extra 7 watts means very little.
