Re: Wow! 75 times faster than... whaaat?
A simple glance at the diagram shows that they're comparing it to 2006 series which was the first Core-2-Duo (code-name Conroe). Reading graphs is not rocket science :/
What is amazing though is that the units have decreased TDP yet increased the overall perfromance, meaning more performance per watt. From the demos Ive seen these processors are serious about gaming and any 3d application (play BF3 and MOH just fine). You can watch ~20x 720p videos without breaking sweat (under 30% CPU load) (if your SSDs can push the data through). Given that Intel didnt buy ATI like AMD they do have a steeper learning curve...
In any case it will be interesting to see just how well they fit into tablet markets when you dont need high-end workstations but a combination of on-demand performance and long battery life.
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