how do A.m.D. processors break down in terms of low or high watt

And while I'm at it, just to make sure I'm safe in assuming ALL the intel ones that start with a "P" are 25w? I just noticed on one configuration page they specified the other P's as 25w, but didn't list that beside the p7370. That one still is, I.D.K. why they just left it off that one. JUst want to make sure there are no wild-cards in that respect.

But assuming I have that right, is there an easy way to tell which if any amd processors are- well I.D.k. what wattage those are anyway, I've never had a computer with A.M>D. Which ones if any of those are lower wattage?

 

I don't think AMD has any good mobile CPUs. even if they did have one that had the same power as an intel but less wattage I would still buy the intel and just undervolt it.

 

o.k. thanks alot M.H. to tell you the truth for my purposes I care very little about CP.U>performance, but hate heat & for that reason am going to make sure to get as low watt processor as possible for my next one.

 

did you read "the undervolting guide" on this forum.
It works very well.

when I bought my laptop the CPU was getting hotter than 84C.
After I changed the thermal paste it got to 74C max.
the I undervolted and my max is 62C.

Undervolting is underrated, it works like magic.

 

I'm sure it does, I've heard lots of positive F.B. on U.V.'ing. Unfortunately I couldn't even get past the first step, getting the first dwonloads to open when I tried a while back, the two programs you have to use. I returned that heater anyway (not just because of heat but also poor speakers).

My current notebook does stay cool, so I have no need to do it now, & what I am trying to do is make sure I have don't have to depend on it in the future. So hopefully get some education on the other brand procesors here I have no experience with, not to get a heater in the first place. Is my primary goal here.

 

Well, the mainstream Turions range from 31W to 35W TDP. AMD does not have a 25W version yet although they are expected to release new ones this year. Other than those, the Athlon (QL series) are going to be similar wattage but slightly less in terms of performance and power management since they are considered budget offerings. AMD does sell the Athlon Neo and Turion Neo(both dual core) which have TDP's ~17W and offer performance a step above the single core Athlon Neo MV 40(15W). The Athlon L110 is also similar but runs at 1.2GHz and has a 13W TDP rating. The Neo's and L110 will outperform the Atom but will be slower than the mainstream C2D's and Turions. The mainstream Turions are slower and run hotter than pretty much any of the C2D's. But for everyday use AMD's offer adequate performance.

 

Do you know if they are planning to launch a mobile phenom range?

 

I dont think we are going to see the Phenom range for mobiles anytime soon. The next update will most likely be more focused on the platform (chipset, IGP) rather than the cpu. 45nm and maybe some changes changes to the core might be possible (128bit FPU) but I am not expecting too many changes...
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/amd-releases-another-notebook-roadmap-does-not-release-fusion-c/

 

O.K. thanks for the information. I expect those 17w athlon neo & turion neo pretty much reserved for "netbooks" and very small notebooks. I was just curious about the others, because I've always ignored notebooks compeltely that didn't have processors I recognized. But ill look out for the new Q.L.'s when they come out.

Thanks all.

 

Amd is launchin the Tigris platform this October (September in Asia), it will feature their first 45nm mobile cpu's.

Here are details.

 

AMD maybe behind in the world of laptops, but they undervolt better than intel. The are not restricted.