AMD Introduces Triple-Core A6-3500 APU

@nadamany the UX32, not the thinner UX31, has a single SO-DIMM slot. Only qualified for up to 4GB, 8GB should work but not 100% yet

Just a little Jay-Z and SSD testing, maybe even building a new HTPC for the theater

ASUS' Zenbook Prime UX21A now in Bench: http://t.co/o8WRdDKX

@JonWorrel the UX21A, the review just posted: http://t.co/LN9GNdiY

@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant there's progress, just not along this one vector. that will come too.

@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant hangon now: 19x10 in an 11.6-inch form factor, much better CPU perf, much better wifi, USB 3, etc...

@DrPizza @mcrommert @babgvant wait seriously it is?!? is that why all of my machines are running so slow? :-P

@DrPizza @babgvant @mcrommert welcome to the world of appliance computing, just upgrade again next year when you need more memory

@babgvant @DrPizza @mcrommert I agree that I would like to see more, but 4GB with an SSD is definitely usable for most client workloads

Running a cTDP battery life test on the Zenbook Prime at 13W while I prepare the V4 1.4 on the SSD testbed

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Pathetic by BSMonitor on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Although the CPU performance on these is so pitiful, one probably wouldn't notice the lack of one of the CPU cores. Esp. at 2.1GHz...

Really? 2.1GHz?

Since we are talking budget, why aren't their dual or triple cores, with boosted GPU cores and higher clock speeds. Take the 100W with 4 CPU cores and shift it towards the GPU side. So you can grab more GPU or more CPU performance depending on your intention. Why not a 800 GPU core with a dual-cpu option.

Almost like a Phenom II X2 + a Radeon 4850. That might be something.

aka.
2 CPU cores - 800 GPU cores
3 CPU cores - 600 GPU cores
4 CPU cores - 400 GPU cores

Instead, you have 5 options all mediocre.

BSMonitor

RE: Pathetic by DanNeely on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Not sure about the double core models; but this 3 core is just a bin/fault testing reject with one of the 4 cores busted, and either enough of them had one of the 5 shader clusters bad as well or the total number of these isn't large enough to differentiate the part.

As for putting a bigger GPU on the 2 cores the problem is that it would push their price up; while 2 core chips are only making their way into the lowest end boxes. Also, as slow as he CPU is I'd be worried that with only 2 cores it'd bottle neck an 800 shader GPU.

DanNeely

RE: Pathetic by BSMonitor on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Hence the comment about Radeon 4850. Radeon 4850's are 800 shader GPUs and the Core 2 Duo were the primary gaming CPU's of that time.

Most pre-DX11 games will run well 1920x1200 with a 4850 and a dual-core CPU.

I thought the llano core was significantly slower than a core2 though.

RE: Pathetic by Taft12 on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

The llano core *IS* the Athlon II core for all intents and purposes.

In the same ballpark as Core 2 for the most part.

Taft12

RE: Pathetic by MrSpadge on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Figure 10 - 20% slower, clock for clock, depending on model.

MrSpadge

Not disagreeing but numbers by Roland00Address on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Athlon IIx2 3.1 ghz 2mb l2 cache vs
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.1 ghz 6mb l2 cache
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=121

Roland00Address

RE: Not disagreeing but numbers by JHBoricua on Wednesday, August 17, 2011

There's already numbers for the Llano cores.

AMD A8-3850 - 2.9GHz - 4MB L2 cache vs
Core 2 Duo E8500 3.1 ghz 6mb l2 cache

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=399

JHBoricua

RE: Not disagreeing but numbers by silverblue on Thursday, August 18, 2011

Ouch. Cache REALLY matters.

silverblue

RE: Not disagreeing but numbers by maroon1 on Saturday, August 20, 2011

And you are comparing Quad core Llano to Core 2 Duo

Why not compare Llano dual core to core 2 duo ?

maroon1

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