Nvidia's <$45 processing platform

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
Back on topic, let's guesstimate how good the Isaiah architecture is...

As good as a P2, clock-for-clock?

 

[widefault]

Originally posted by: CTho9305
The Geode LX (that newegg link) is completely different from a Geode NX. Don't expect Athlon-like performance from a Geode LX. I think the LX is in-order.

Pretty sure the LX is a mild tweak of the Geode GX, which is a renamed Cyrix MediaGX. Performance on the GX is about equal to a Pentium-MMX at 2/3 the speed. I don't think the LX is much better, the biggest changes were in the supporting chipset and memory.

 

[frostedflakes]

According to initial tests, Isaiah is actually shaping up to be a pretty good performer.

http://www.umpcportal.com/modu...ticle.php?storyid=1405

1.0GHz Isaiah ULV (3.5w TDP) stomps all over C7, and slightly edges out a 1.2GHz Core Solo in ALU performance. FPU is nothing to write home about, though, scores about 3/5 what the Core Solo does.