New 15w Pentium CPU

[mattd390]

Have anyone read up on the new 15w TDP Pentium that is coming out? I saw it on this page and thought I would share http://fudzilla.com/processors/item/24951-intel-rolls-out-sandy-bridge-based-pentium-350 . I think that'd be a great CPU for server/HTPC. Any thoughts?

[krom]

Interesting but at 1.2GHz I wonder how it compares to the dual core Atom parts in performance.

[yodafett]

Without the on board graphics makes having a nice thin client a bit tough, would reply on either chipset having graphics or add in card, For me I'll stay with the i3

[Hardened]

I believe that it would be a very interesting option compared to Atom

- 5GT/s DMI system bus vs. 2.5GT/s for Atom

- support up to 32GB DDR1333 ECC RAM (21Gb/s) vs. 4GB DDR 800 (6.4GB/s)

- Intel VT-x support

 

I would look for virtualized home server build based on this product. Especially if there are no very processor intensive workloads and there are another system with HTPC role.

Edited November 23, 2011 by Hardened

[ikon]

And the Pentium lives yet again

[pcdoc]

Even though it is a sandy bridge, I would be concerned for HTPC use but for a server that is just handling files sounds great.