VIA Reveals 1-Watt x86 CPU

GSG-9 · Aug 24, 2007

Oh your right it is, I was just thinking program code is not yet optimized to be used with more than 4 cores, so having 16 may not be useful, I could see 8 cores at the most until software design catches up.

error_f0rce · Aug 24, 2007

Two words: "virtual machines". They could use every bit of those processors & RAM (OS dependant of course).

It's the future of all server based enterprises IMO. Where I work we use servers with quad arrays of 64-bit dual-core opterons and 16+ GB RAM for our testing environments. So you can have 6 test servers on just one box, works pretty nice :rockout:

newtekie1 · Aug 24, 2007

error_f0rce said:
Two words: "virtual machines".

Exactly, at the University I used to work at every physical server had at least one backup virtual machine on another server ready to take its place in the case of a failure.

As I was leaving there was talk of putting together a single machine that was dedicated for nothing other than running the virtual backups. 16 cores at 500MHz drawing only 0.1w when idle would probably have been more than welcomed to fill the role.

GSG-9 · Aug 24, 2007

think about what these could do for rendering farms as well, Boxx sells (makes) a 900core node computer with Xeon processors, that thing most eat power, think about how many times more efficant a machine would be with 900 of these? 90watts idle, and while rendering only 900w compared to the 900x95 or whatever Intel is at right now (Yes I know its not as powerful, but its a lot more efficant.)

Sorry, boxx only made an 800core computer.

error_f0rce · Aug 24, 2007

I'd love to see benchmarks, if only against another standard wattage x86 @ 500MHz, just to see if they can actually crunch numbers as well and the norm. You gotta wonder if they didn't compromise somewhere in a way that reduced watt usage, but also, necessarily, reduced it's efficacy as a processor. :confused:

newtekie1 · Aug 24, 2007

Via's other processors are actually pretty efficient. The C7-M provides about 15% more performance per watt when compared with a Pentium M.

hat · Aug 24, 2007

800 cores

GSG-9 · Aug 24, 2007

Up to 128Gigs of ram per 4 cores

HAL7000 · Aug 24, 2007

they should call Apple and put one in their Iphone

p_o_s_pc · Aug 24, 2007

i would like to see how they oc.Also the C3 on youtube showed it running stressed without a HSF i can't find it now.

so i couldn't this run without a HS?also the CPU would be running at room temp if it was being cooled by what some of us are using on our dual cores. lol

WarEagleAU · Aug 24, 2007

This is one of the most coolest things shown on this website so far.

The possibilites of this chip seem endless and so do the uses. Id like this in my cell phone I have now and my remote control, cordless phone, etc...

Imagine having 4 of these on one mobo, 2ghs and only 4watts!!!

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