Thread: What do we know about Diablo (Maemo 4.1) ?
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2008-03-13 , 22:13
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Originally Posted by dont View Post
How does Intel Atom stack up? "The chips have a thermal design power (TDP) specification in 0.6-2.5 watt range and scale to 1.8GHz speeds depending on customer need."
A quick Google search shows that a 500MHz ARM11 consumes about 0.1W on the average. "TDP" specification refers to the maximum amount of power dissipated by the device. In other words, your Atom CPU will consume no less than 0.6..2.5W (depending on the computational load).

Also notice that OMAP2 chips are produced using 90nm technology while Atom will probably start at 65nm and then go to 45nm. If TI goes up the technology ladder, its OMAP CPUs will consume even less power.

So, how does Atom stack up? It does not.