AMD 90nm power consumption measured

[Zebo]

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[Manzelle]

Very nice results...

 

[Zebo]

Yes with those low temps and low power I'm getting the upgrade bug again. get the 3000 and turn it into?

Has anyone seen a collection of results people are getting from thier monarch orders anyplace/forums?

 

[LifeStealer]

Looks good. I have yet to see anyone review a chip recieved from Monarch.

 

[cyberserf]

I got the 3200+ from Monarch, seems cooler by 10 degrees compared to my 754 3200+ which was hitting 50c on average
also added the XP-120 thermalright heatsink from the 948U so I don't know if that is what is making the big difference or the 90nm process.
Regardless I am happy. 🙂

 

[clarkey01]

so much for the claims that AMD were going to suffer like Intel and the prescott did. Wierd when you think how much more money Intel has to research and iron out problems and still doesnt, with AMD making only have a few pennys and coming through.

Think AMD owes IBM and SOI for this clean sheet.

 

[oldman420]

Originally posted by: clarkey01
so much for the claims that AMD were going to suffer like Intel and the prescott did. Wierd when you think how much more money Intel has to research and iron out problems and still doesnt, with AMD making only have a few pennys and coming through.

Think AMD owes IBM and SOI for this clean sheet.

Yup

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

those power usage results aren't anything close to what AMD had advertised they were going to be 🙁

 

[Nyati13]

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
those power usage results aren't anything close to what AMD had advertised they were going to be 🙁

Those power usage results are also the AT THE WALL power usage of the entire system, not the wattage of the CPU alone.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

Originally posted by: Nyati13

Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
those power usage results aren't anything close to what AMD had advertised they were going to be 🙁

Those power usage results are also the AT THE WALL power usage of the entire system, not the wattage of the CPU alone.

!!!

thank you for pointing out my stupidity!

anyone want to buy a 130nm 3000+ mobile AMD!?!

extra battery life ahoy!

 

[coldpower27]

It's not Intel 90nm process that is the problem as we know from Dothan which is also on 90nm works quite well and cool. It just a peculiarity of the Net Brust Architecture on 90nm process.

 

[Slaimus]

90nm transisters probably do not bahave well when running at 3+Ghz. It is just unfortunate for Intel that they had chosen an architecture that stresses high clockspeed.

 

[LifeStealer]

Especially seeing as that is what Intel relies on.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: cyberserf
I got the 3200+ from Monarch, seems cooler by 10 degrees compared to my 754 3200+ which was hitting 50c on average
also added the XP-120 thermalright heatsink from the 948U so I don't know if that is what is making the big difference or the 90nm process.
Regardless I am happy. 🙂

What kind of an overclock are you able to hit? 😕

 

[Avalon]

Nm.

Nice, they run cooler after all 🙂

 

[eVaoVe]

I'd also like to know the overclocking results cyberserf1, as I just ordered my 3200+ 939 on friday, along with my system =D

 

[imported_TylerDurden]

Do you guys think going from a 3400+ to a 3500+ 90mm would be much of an upgrade? My 3400+ can't overclock for shit.

 

[imported_Tides]

Guess it'd depend on how well 90nm's oc; would love to know this myself..

 

[Zebo]

Which 3400 you got?

A 3400 NC whips a 3500 like a red-headed step child both running stock.

 

[Stoneburner]

if people start getting 3ghz oc's Im upgrading that day.

 

[imported_TylerDurden]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Which 3400 you got?

A 3400 NC whips a 3500 like a red-headed step child both running stock.

What does the NC mean? I have the chip with the 1meg cache on it.

 

[Concillian]

Originally posted by: Stoneburner
if people start getting 3ghz oc's Im upgrading that day.

Me too, but I think the chances of that with the Winchesters are about 0.01%

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: TylerDurden

Originally posted by: Zebo
Which 3400 you got?

A 3400 NC whips a 3500 like a red-headed step child both running stock.

What does the NC mean? I have the chip with the 1meg cache on it.

Means newcastle. Anyway no none of a upgrade at all. I'd just hold your horses..wait for a NF4 mobo then wait a bit more for one that proven, soild feature filled and a wait till you start seeing 3Ghz air clocks.
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[Stoneburner]

im starting to wonder about AMD. the 90nm process needs to take them to about 3.4 ghz or so.

 

[Concillian]

Also, in response to the original topic, I wouldn't be surprised if the power usage is below 130nm at stock speed and voltage, but surpassed it when compared to typical 130nm overclocking conditions...

90nm should have a steeper curve for power consumption... Comparing a 2500 MHz 1.5v Winchester to a 2500 MHz 1.6v newcastle may yield different results than what we're seeing at 2200 and 1.4v/1.5v.