Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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BUGGI, wbmw - Here's why:
http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/amd_be2350/
Final Words

It is certainly not performance that is the highlight of the BE series of CPU but in terms of power consumption and price, there is a good chance that the new low power offerings will take off. Green computing is a major buzzword nowadays, especially in the corporate environment and world of integrated systems where cutting edge computing will neither increase the type speed nor enhance the Solitaire experience. Given the fact that this market segment comprises about 90% of the total available market, the strategy might just work.

At the same time, even if the BE series consistently scored at the bottom of the charts, the CPUs are no dawgs by any means and will suffice to drive most applications at a reasonable speed. Granted that there are differences, especially in some games that are heavily relying on CPU performance to get the max out of artificial intelligence, those differences are primarily apparent at low resolutions where there is no bottleneck in the form of the graphics subsystem. Realistically, nobody wants to play at those resolutions anyway and once all the eye candy is enabled, the CPU almost becomes the least of anybody’s worries.

Overall, it appears as if AMD is on the right track with the BE series. For one, the TPI rating-based name is finally gone, second, the price is right, third, the power is right. That makes the issue of not supporting a 1T command rate almost negligible.