AMD's 65nm Turion dual-core processor

this is very old news but i just bought a dell inspiron 1501 & was surprised to find out that it had gr8 battery life & ran very cool
many people said that turions ran hot
when i checked my laptop i found that this turion is not 90 nm but a 65 nm
it also supports ddr2-800..i.e. it has a ddr2-800 memory controler
it also supports the n standard of wifi
i searched the forum & found nothin abt this so i am postin this after doin my research on 65 nm turions
i know this news is nearly 3 months old but i couldnt find it on the forum so here's the post to inform everyone


Advanced Micro Devices has launched a new dual core Turion processor based on 65nm fabrication technology. The chips are now available while notebooks based on the new AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology will be available later this quarter in designs from computer manufacturers.
The firm claims M690 coupled with Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology extends battery life to five hours.

*www.pclaunches.com/processors/amds_65nm_turion_dualcore_processor.php

NVIDIA and Broadcom joined AMD (NYSE: AMD) to showcase the 3D graphics, wireless, battery life, and compute performance advantages of next-generation AMD mobile platforms at an event held in San Francisco today. Based on superior technologies from the AMD Better by Design program -- including next-generation 65nm AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, chipsets from AMD and NVIDIA, and leading wireless networking solutions from Broadcom -- these mobile platforms deliver a superior Windows™ Vista experience for end-users.

AMD’s award-winning 65nm Silicon-on-Insulator technology provides increased transistor performance, scalability and power efficiency. AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology based on the 65nm process, now shipping, represents an important milestone as AMD continues its rapid conversion of Fab36. Included in this processor family is a new higher performing part, AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, TL-66.

*www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~117283,00.html

Model Number Frequency L2 Cache
TL-66 2.3 GHz 1MB
TL-64 2.2 GHz 1MB
TL-60 2.0 GHz 1MB
TL-58 1.9 GHz 1MB
TL-56 1.8 GHz 1MB

TK-56 1.8 GHz 512KB
TK-53 1.7 GHz 512KB

check out this link for more info

*www.amdcompare.com/us-en/notebook/


i also found this during my reserch of 65 nm turions
now amd also have a platform like intel
& they will be able to ship a mobo+proccy combo pack to the laptop manufactures..which will make them even cheaper & more competetive with intel
AMD plans to revile its new program called Better by design like Intel's current Vpro platform.

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AMD first wants to attack mobile market and it will have four categories to start with. Good single core how AMD refers to its first platform will involve a single core sempron CPU, ATI or Nvidia graphics and Broardcom wireless.

Second in line "good dual core" will include Athlon X2 dual core, Nvidia or ATI graphic card and again Broardcom or some other wireless chipset vendor.

The third one is branded as "better dual core" and it includes Turion 64 X2 mobile dual core again Nvidia or ATI graphics and Boardcom or some other wireless. This version will be painted in silver ink.

The top notch one is called Best dual core and to stickers will be painted in golden ink. And it includes Turion 64 X2, Nvidia or ATI graphic and Boardcom but in this case it will be a feature of a high end and faster version of these CPUs.

The fifth mobile platform will involve "best dual core for digital media" slogan and it will promote AMD live.