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To: combjelly who wrote (219004)	12/5/2006 2:32:13 PM
From: smooth2o	Read Replies (2) of 275872

re: The only circuit enhancement they are claiming is the addition of a Turion low power mode, CIE. That enables the 65nm chips to idle at ~3.5 watts where Conroe idles at about 14 watts. Well, I think according to this, I wouldn't tout it as an advantage :) Over the course of a year (again, assuming 24/7 operation), that adds up to just over $5. Add in power supply inefficiencies, and you might argue $6. Do you think AMD might be splitting hairs at this point? You think "HALF THE POWER OF CORE 2 DUO" is perhaps a little too bold a statement, given the benefits? Are consumers willing to settle for 20-25% lower performance, to save that extra 10W? I suppose if this does become a problem, Intel can turn on more mobile sleep states and get a Core 2 Duo down to 1-2W of idle power. But the sell down this will cause (T-series sales going to less expensive E-series sales in laptops), will probably mean more of a loss for Intel than if Intel simply ceded the "10W makes a huge difference, even at the expense of performance" market to AMD. investorshub.com Thanks to wbmw @IH for looking at this with some reality... Smooth

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