Sunday, February 8, 2009

AMD desktop platform technology codenamed “Dragon”

Source : www.amd.com

"Dragon" platform technology from AMD is a synthesis of power, strength, and wisdom: the fusion of the AMD Phenom™ II processor, ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series graphics, AMD 7-series chipsets and AMD software that puts you in control. It's the PC platform designed for high-definition gaming, video processing and entertainment at an affordable price. The AMD Phenom II processor is the heart of Dragon platform technology, bringing AMD's highest performing processor ever with superior energy efficiency to customers who want to do it all.

AMD is the only company in the world that can deliver all the essential technologies for an amazing gaming experience and breakthrough video processing speeds with our world-class processors, graphics, and chipsets. Whether consumers are creating, sharing or enjoying content, Dragon platform technology is optimized to deliver a high-definition entertainment experience unlike any other.

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Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ Technology

Source : www.intel.com

Keep your workforce more secure, managed, and mobile. With security and manageability built right onto the chip, Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology provides hardware-assisted remote isolation, diagnostics, and repair, so you can manage your mobile workforce remotely, even if the system's OS is unresponsive.¹ And with exceptional dual-core performance, 5X better wireless performanceΩ and the longest possible battery life.²

Now you can also get notebooks with Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology in astonishingly thin and light packages. As the smallest version of Intel® Centrino® processor technology yet-50 percent smaller-you're most mobile workforce can enjoy the sleekest full-featured and performance packed notebooks³ along with improved energy efficiency and power savings.°

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Production Technology Processor With nano meter

Until now, the producers still use the processor is the same as the previous years in the making of the processor, which is using nano technology. Efforts continue to be done is the structure on the chip. In this way, will benefit, among others, the electricity capacity and lower power loss will be reduced. In addition, miniaturisasi this will provide a space that is able to accommodate more transistor.

CPU manufacturer

Two world's largest processor manufacturer, Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has been to present the dual core processors and quad core at this time. In the future, the number of cores will be increased significantly. Intel has even created prototype processor berinti 80. However, this processor can not be used because there is no operating system and software applications that support it.

Indeed, part of the PC at this time have not felt the dropping of the hardware technology, software as operating systems like Windows XP, Linux, Mac OS is still able to bridge the gaps that exist. However, when the core ditanamkan in sekeping chip become more, the software technology will not be able to compensate more complex multicore processors.

Processors

In general, the computer system consists of a number of CPU and device controllers are connected via a bus that provides access to memory. Typically, each device controller responsible for a specific hardware. Each device can operate the CPU and the competitor to gain access to memory. There is some hardware this can cause synchronization problems. Therefore, to prevent a memory controller is added to the synchronization memory access.

Type of CPU

The types of processor based on the number of (bit)
At this time have been known various types of processors based on the capacity tampungannya (bit), which is 16 bit processor, 32 bit and new 64 bit at this time. The purpose here is a new computer class PC Desktop Server not loh.
nah share of processor types of the above is the difference?

the difference lies in the capacity or the capacity (bit) is, for example, 16 bit has a capacity of only 16 bits, or only able to be filled with a value of 65,534 or less, if they become more negative or -1. Kok bisa? Now about that will be described in the next lesson, patient aja ok?. Then on 32 bit processor maximal power tampungnya greater dibandiingkan with 16 bit, which is equal to 4,294,967,294, and the last 64 bit processor has a capacity of greater than 32 bits, which is equal to 18,446,744,073,709,551,614.

Numbers that can be calculated by a CPU

Most CPUs can handle the two types, namely fixed-point and floating-point. The fixed-point values have a specific digit on one point desimalnya. This is the limit value that may reach to the numbers, but this can be precisely calculated by the CPU faster. Meanwhile, the number is a floating-point number expressed in scientific notation, where a number represented as a decimal number is multiplied by the rank of 10 (such as 3.14 x 1057). Scientific notation like this is a short way to express the number of very large or very small numbers, and also allow a range of values is very much before and after the point desimalnya. Numbers are generally used in the graph represents and scientific work, but the arithmetic of the number of floating-point is far more complex and can be completed in a long time by the CPU as they may be able to use some CPU cycles tap. Some processors use a computer to calculate its own floating-point number which is called the FPU (also called math co-processor) that can work in parallel with the CPU speed calculation for floating-point number. FPU at this time to become standard in many computers because most of the applications currently operate using many floating-point number.

CPU speed

CPU speed is influenced by three main factors:

1. Internal speed (Internal Bus): that is in the market known as the CPU speed. Speed of 1GHz, 2Ghz and so refers to the speed inetrernal. The higher the data is processed cepatlah

2. Speed external (External bus): the external CPU speed should be supported with the speed of the motherboard. He is also known as Front Bus. If an external bus to the CPU is 400MHz and the motherboard must have the same bus speed. Bus Ekternal different among the different CPUs. The high-speed external bus then increased computer performance. Internal Bus diibaratkan be like 10 lane highway, when the External Bus lane road is a highway exit is only has 2 lane. Despite a large lajunya or kederaan in the highway, when the column came out kenderaan congestion occurs. Imagine if only one row alley alley, then kesesakkan will apply not only dilorong will even strip out the highway will be a big bottleneck. So is the need to have a large external bus to ensure no congestion will occur. From the table below can be seen that have a Pentium IV External Bus speed is 400MHz, so the high-533MHz. So surely CPU Pentium IV into the right option for the user to the computer speed.

3. Cache memory capacity (Cache Memory)
The greater capacity of the cache memory of the CPU's ability as a whole will increase. The main function of the cache memory is to store the processed data has been processed by the CPU. If there are processing the same data, the CPU does not need to process from the beginning of the processed data. Cache also functions as penimbal (buffer) between the CPU with main memory cache for faster speeds. As an example that shows the cache function play an important role in the ability of the computer. Try the operating system (operating system) Windows 98 with the L1 cache memory (internal cache) and L2 (external cache) is disabled. The installation time will take at least 3 hours before proportionate cache memory to take time off only 45 minit. This is because each file in the form of a cab (cabinet), namely the file has be (compress). The first file is opened a bit slow because the need to know how to uncompress files, and so the CPU does not need to learn how to uncompress the already available are stored in the cache memory. If the cache memory is turned off then any of the files, the CPU is forced to process from the beginning how to uncompress the file. CPU AMD Athlon and Intel Pentium IV External capacity have the same cache. Therefore, the choice of Intel Pentium IV is more suitable for internal and external speed Pentium IV more at very high now.

CPU function

CPU functions as a calculator, only much more powerful CPU processing power. Main function of the CPU is doing arithmetic and logic operations on data retrieved from memory or from information entered through some hardware, such as keyboard, scanner, control lever, and mouse. CPU controlled using a set of instructions the computer software. The software can be executed by the CPU to read from the storage media, such as hard disk, floppy disks, compact disk, or tape recorder. Instructions are then stored on the first physical memory (RAM), each of which instructions will be given a unique address called a memory address. Next, the CPU can access data in RAM with the address specify the desired data.
When an executable program, the data flow from the RAM to a unit called a bus, which connects the CPU with RAM. Didekode with the data and then use the unit as the instructions pendekoder able to translate the instructions. Data and then run to the arithmetic and logic unit (alu) that perform calculations and comparisons. Data can be stored temporarily by a pestle in a memory location that is called a register that can be taken back to be processed quickly. Pestle can perform certain operations, including Answer, multiplication, subtraction, test the condition of the data in the register, to send the process back to the physical memory, storage media, or register, when the processing takes longer. During this process occurs, the CPU in a unit called the program will monitor the success of the instructions so that instructions executed can be executed with the correct sequence and appropriate.

How CPU Work

When data and / or instruction to include processing-devices, placed first in the RAM (via Input-storage); ditampung instruction when shaped by the Control Unit in the program-storage, but if the form data in ditampung Working-storage). If the register is ready to receive the fulfillment execution, then the Control Unit will be taking instructions from the program-storage for ditampungkan Instruction to register, while the memory addresses containing the instructions is ditampung in the Program Counter. While the data taken by the Control Unit of Working-storage for ditampung in General-purpose register (in this case in the Operand-register). If based instruction which is performed arithmatika and logic, the pestle will take over operations for the instruction based on the set. Ditampung result in the Accumulator. When the results of the processing is completed, the Control Unit will take the results of the Accumulator to ditampung return to Working-storage. If the entire operation has been completed, the Control Unit will pick up the results of processing for the Working-storage ditampung to Output-storage. And the output from the next-storage, processing results will be displayed to the output devices.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the hardware of the computer to understand and execute commands and data from the software. The other term, the processor (data processing), are often used to take the CPU. The CPU mikroprosesor is produced in integrated circuits, often in a package-a single integrated circuit. Since mid-1970's, mikroprosesor single-integrated circuit has become a commonly used and important aspect in the implementation of the CPU.CPU components divided into several types, namely the following.
Control unit is capable of managing the road program. This component is certainly there in all of the CPU.
Register is used to store data and / or instructions that are processed.
Pestle unit tasked to perform the operation aritmetika and logic operation based on the instructions specified.