Intel Releases 2.0GHz Single-Core Processor

Intel, as a technology giant that is commensurate with Microsoft, has dominated the development of hardware and software in the PC field for the past 20 years. Now that the growth rate of the PC market has slowed down, the more mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs have become, the more demanding the processors are. Based on this, Intel began to accelerate the strategic layout in the field of mobile terminals, plans to launch a number of Android smartphones based on the X86 architecture. Among them, the new frontier i MT788, which was jointly released with MOTO, was the most eye-catching. It is equipped with the fastest X86 architecture processing chip, clocked at 2.0GHz for the first time.

At present, most mobile phone manufacturers are undergoing fierce "nuclear competition". Intel's launch of single-core mobile phones will naturally be questioned by many parties. In the end, it is not as good as the two sides to make a comprehensive comparison.

Operating speed PK

The operating speed of the mobile phone is closely related to the CPU, and the running speed of the CPU is determined by various comprehensive factors. In addition to the number of cores, the performance of the CPU is also related to the main frequency, pipeline architecture, cache design.

In frequency, 2.0GHz is currently the highest frequency speed. At the same time, Intel migrated the core technology successfully used on PC processors to mobile phone processors. When dealing with complex applications, the processor can automatically increase the operating frequency for speed increase and easily perform multi-task processing with higher performance requirements. When the work task is switched, if only the memory and hard disk are performing the main work, the processor will Immediately in the power-saving state. This will not only ensure the effective use of energy, but also significantly increase the speed of the program.

In terms of architecture, Intel has adopted the x86 architecture widely used on PCs to support more powerful instruction sets and SSE instruction sets: making single instructions perform more efficiently, and effectively enhancing support for media applications, enabling mobile phones to have smooth 1080P Blu-ray level playback Audiovisual experience.

In terms of cache design, Intel's intelligent cache management technology significantly increases the L1/L2 cache hit rate, improves performance, and reduces power consumption.

Internet performance PK

Due to the fact that the new iRene 788 with Intel 2.0GHz single-core processor is not yet officially on the market, Xiaobian is unable to test the real machine. However, reference can be made to the running test provided by Motorola RAZRi's foreign professional evaluation organizations that also carry Intel's 2.0GHz single-core processor. Even single-core computers can be used on dual-core computers.

For JavaScript tests, the lower the score, the better

SunSpider is a test for JavaScript. JavaScript is a programming language that makes web pages more lively, and it is used in the interactive experience of web pages. The better JavaScript support, the smoother the interactive experience on the Internet. From the tests, it can be seen that the RAZR i performance in this area is only second to the Samsung flagship Galaxy Note II, demonstrating the strength of the Intel single-core 2.0 GHz processor.

Heat and energy consumption PK

At present, processor manufacturers all use silicon dioxide as a gate dielectric material, which is prone to leakage and unnecessary thermal energy. Intel uses High-K as a gate dielectric material instead of silicon dioxide, which has been used for more than 40 years. Successfully succeeded in reducing leakage power by more than 10 times, power consumption by nearly 30%, and switching speed by approximately 20%.

High-K Material CPU Standby Thermal Image

The image on the left shows the Intel 2.0 GHz CPU in a fast-responding standby state. A small number of circuits such as the power manager and screen controller are turned on. This allows the system to return to full-speed operation very quickly and saves power. It can be seen that the CPU on the thermal map has only very low power consumption.

At the beginning of the article, the Intel 2.0GHz CPU is in the lowest power standby state with low power consumption. Only a small part of the power manager is on. Waiting for some wakeup signal. If you call, or the user press the switch. You can see almost no power consumption of the CPU on the thermal map!

Xinfeng Li i MT788 is coming soon

Image from Motorola's official Weibo

Recently, according to MOTO internal personnel, the first mobile phone equipped with a 2.0GHz Intel processor has entered the release countdown. Its model name is MT788, equipped with a 4.3-inch screen with a resolution of 960x540, and a built-in 1.3-megapixel front and 8-megapixel main camera.

It is believed that the joint efforts of Intel and MOTO will set off a concept revolution for the domestic mobile phone market and shape a new understanding of processor performance for users.