Intel Core M processor sets the standard in CPUs, arguable the company's most energy-efficient processor to date.
The Intel Core M processor is the company's newest chipset offering, and its improvements ensure tablets and mobile devices that are more portable and energy-efficient.
Energy-efficiency is the primary upgrade to the chipset; consuming 4.5 watts, it squeezes power by the trickle, comparably less than new light bulbs. The chip is also efficient enough to waive the need for a cooling fan, a component which seriously affects laptop size and weight.
Kirk Skaugen is general manager of personal computing at Intel, and he made the announcement in a speech at the Berlin IFA event. One of the main drawbacks of laptops is the bulk, something which tablets and smartphones have somewhat resolved.
The new chipset should make new devices more portable, and with the absence of a cooling fan ensures longer battery life. In ultraportable devices, video playback can go on for up to eight hours before the battery tanks out. Skaugen says the Intel Core M processor opens doors for efficient, lighter, more portable devices.
"You can get the best of both worlds in one device, but we think there's been something missing from this category: a purpose-built processor for it." (cnet.com)
The chip could bring laptops back into the trend, and manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Toshiba are already onboard with OEM offerings ready to wield the new chipset.
Skaugen drives home the IFA keynote speech by presenting a 7.2mm-thick tablet, weighing a mere 670 grams, with a motherboard package half its size.
Three sets of Intel Core M processor are scheduled for release, at least on launch: Intel Core M-5Y10 and 5Y10a, both clocked at up to 2GHz, and the M-5Y70, clocked at up to 2.6GHz. Intel's new chipset plans to revive laptops as the preference in mobile computing (techradar.com).
