Mobile Processors Jan Carlos Torrellas

Mannix FloresGroup E

Computer and Electrical Engineering Department

August 27, 2004

Mobile Processors

• Introduction• Mobile Alternatives• Specification Terms• High-End Mobile Processors• Low-End Mobile Processors• Conclusion• References

Introduction

• Mobility has become an essential part of business and personal technology needs.

• Mobile processors have flourished in the past couple of years because of the advances in wireless communications.

• Mobile processors have covered a wide range of applications.

• Constrained resources of power and cost, and the real-time computation requirements are the main limitations.

Mobile Alternatives

• Thin and Light Solutions – Great performance and reliability for the mobile lifestyle.

• Transportable Solutions – The perfect balance between exceptional performance and true mobility.

• Desktop Replacement Solutions, A growing trend in the consumer mobile market – The ultimate in high-performance computing.

Specification Terms

• Frequency – is the speed at which calculations are made

• Cache – is a high-speed access area that can be either a reserved section of main memory or a storage device

• Size – a description of the transistor technology used and the area of the die

• Power – amount of energy consumed by the processor to maintain its operation

• Tech. Advances – unique technology features• Cost – monetary worth of a single processor chip

High-End Mobile ProcessorsProcesso

rFrequenc

yCache Size Power

Tech. Advances

Cost

Athlon XP-M

1.2 to 2.13GHz

L1:128K L2:512K

0.13uDie:

101mm²

60w @ 1.65V

3dNow! PowerNow!

$99.00

Athlon64 M

1.8 to 2.2GHz

L1:128K L2:1M

0.13uDie:

193mm²

35w @ 1.2V

HT Bus 3dNow!

PowerNow!

$353.00

Pentium4 M

1.4 to 2.5GHz

L1:128K L2:512K

0.13uDie:

122mm²

35w @ 1.3V

NetBurst SSE & SSE2

$234.00

Pentium M

1.5 to 2.0GHz

L1:64K L2:2M

0.09uDie:

87mm²

21w @ 1.34V

SpeedStep SSE & SSE2

$639.00

Low-End Mobile ProcessorsProcesso

rFrequenc

yCache Size Power

Tech. Advances

Cost

Efficeon1.0 to 1.3GHz

L1:128K L2:1M

0.09uDie:

68mm²

13w @ 1.2V

256Bit VLIW HT Bus

N/A

Crusoe 667MHz to 1.0GHz

L1:128K

L2:512K

0.13uDie:

55mm²

9.5w @ 1.3V

128Bit VLIW N/A

Celeron M

1.2 to 1.5GHz

L1:128K

L2:512K

0.13uDie:

83mm²

28w @ 1.34V

SSE & SSE2$134.0

0

VIA C3 M

800 to 933MHz

L1:128K

L2:64K

0.13uDie:

52mm²

10.7w @ 1.35V

3dNow! N/A

Conclusion

• The direction in which technology is going is a clear indication of how mobile processors will evolve.

• Mobile processor selection is based on the needs of the user.

• The future brings less power consumption, smaller chips, and faster processors.

References

• www.amd.com• www.intel.com• www.transmeta.com• www.via.com.tw• www.geek.com• www.sandpile.org