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Transmeta's New Smaller, Faster Chips Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the mini-vroom-vroom dept.

billstewart writes "Transmeta announced their new 5900 and 5700 CPUs. They're 50% smaller than the 5800, intended for low-power, low-heat, high-speed applications, and contain an integrated Northbridge. They're sampling now, production in January 2004, and expect to have a mini-ITX board out in 1Q04. The core chip is a 128-bit VLIW hidden by x86 emulation (as opposed to their new Efficeon, which is 256-bit VLIW.) The difference between the 5900 and 5700 seems to be L2 cache size. There are several other stories on Google News."

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  1. Native code? by SexyKellyOsbourne · · Score: 0, Troll

    If the x86 is emulated through dynamic recompilation, does that mean you can compile Gentoo Linux on a transmeta and get the speed boost of native code?

  2. It's hard to get excited. by Awptimus+Prime · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is, I hate to admit it. I've found that I don't get very excited over low power, lower everything CPUs for mobile use.

    Give me that socket sucking power of my P4 any day.

    Does anyone else feel that we are pass due for another speed revolution?