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So small, and yet potentially so disruptive. AMD's 1.6GHz Zacate chip,
bearing a pair of Bobcat modules, has been taken off the leash today,
resulting in a torrent of benchmarks pouring down onto the internet.
While perusing the sources below, you might think to yourself that
it's not exactly a world beater, sitting somewhere in the middle of
the pack on most tests, but compare it to Intel's dual-core Atom D510
-- its most immediate competition in the target sub-$500 laptop price
range -- and you'll find a thoroughgoing whooping in progress. The
highlight of these new Fusion APUs is that they integrate graphics
processing within the CPU chip, and Zacate didn't disappoint on that
front either, with marked improvements over anything else available in
its class. The resulting chips might still not have quite enough grunt
to earn a place in your daily workhorse mobile computer, but their
power efficiency and netbook-level pricing goals sure do look
delightful. Or dangerous, if you're Intel.
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