Original URL: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/09/22/intel_ships_dual_core_atom/
Intel ships dual-core Atom
Posted in PC Builder, 22nd September 2008 08:29 GMT
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Intel formally begun shipping its first dual-core Atom chip, the 1.6GHz desktop-oriented 330, yesterday.
The part sits on a 533MHz frontside bus and contains 1MB of L2 cache. It consumes up to 8W of power. The new chip's pin-compatible with the single-core Atom 230, though motherboards will need a Bios update of course.
According to a DigiTimes report [1], the 330 will cost computer makers $40 per chip when purchased in batches of 1000 CPUs.
The 230 costs $29, but is more commonly available fixed onto a motherboard based on Intel's 945GC chipset, specifically the D945GCLF, and we suspect that's how most 330s will be bought.
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