Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[pgerassi]

Dear Wbmw:

Pentium M does not have lower power dissipation at competitive speeds (34.14W TDPmax at 2.13GHz without a memory controller vs 35W TDPmax with a memory controller @ 2.2GHz and that is with a narrow spec from Intel vs a family spec from AMD). It can't get to the speeds of K8 (2.6GHz FX55 or 2.4GHz A64 4000+). It doesn't have 64 bit mode. It can't access enough memory (2GB vs 8GB+).

Yonah won't fix these lacks. A64X2 is already at 2.4GHz and will be out much sooner than Yonah. Opteron will even be 1.8GHz dual core at 30W TDPmax before Yonah comes out. Pentium M can't do 15W TDPmax at 1.8GHz. It only does 1.4GHz at 13.4W TDPmax. And that's with only a 400MHz FSB for the PM vs 800MHz HT for K8.

We'll see if Yonah can even do 2.4GHz by 1H06. It may even be cancelled to wait for the 64 bit capable version.

Pete