First Intel 14nm Broadwell Core M Benchmarks Unveiled

MojoKid writes Intel Execs out at IDF this week in San Francisco have let slip some actual benchmark run results on Intel's just-released Broadwell Core M processor platform. Intel has gone into detail on Broadwell's architecture and features previously and has discussed power consumption and performance expectations. However, now we finally have some cold, hard numbers, rather than just percentage comparisons versus previous generation Intel platforms. Intel was demonstrating a 12.5-inch Broadwell-based, Core M 5Y70-powered Windows tablet live and the benchmark runs look promising, with 3DMark scores in the 50K range. The Cinebench results shown place the CPU on par with full-fledged Core i5 notebook variants in the 15 Watt power envelope, but powered by the new 4.5 Watt Broadwell Y Core M processor that will be employed mostly in 2-in-1 hybrid devices and high end tablets.

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Re:ARM's number is up

[ArcadeMan]

It depends. If the ARM can do roughly the same work with only 2.25 watts, that's still 100% more efficient. Don't let the small wattage confuse the big picture.

At $281, a bit expensive for a tablet CPU

[edxwelch]

That's more expensive than the total cost of many tablets
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/...

Re:At $281, a bit expensive for a tablet CPU

[Anonymous Coward]

These chips are an order of magnitude faster than the fastest tablet ARM chips. If you look at performance/watt the intel chips are much more efficient too.

The advantage of the arm chips remains that can operate in a lower power envelope. Their drawback is they cant approach the speed of the intel chips. (Intel chips are more expensive though)

Intel is the best chip maker in the world. Their fabrication tech is a full 2 generations ahead of their nearest competitors. When intel decides to pull their head out of their own ass and focus on something serious they do quite well.

In my oppionon Intel's problems are entirely management driven. When they finally decided to ditch the netburst arch and develop the core/core2 they left AMD in the dust and have to this day. They've taken a long time to take mobile seriously. If they do, they will leave ARM in the dust as well.

If you're an opensource advocate I would welcome intel with wide open arms. Your typical ARM SoC is a fucking nightmare labyrinth of never-updated closed source drivers, zero documentation and one-off hackish implementations with no standards. (Just ask the Cyanogen devs) Sure, you can get cheap ARM chips but good luck trying to get anything but the example android mystery build that came with it to do anything useful.

You're going to have a lot more luck with an intel SoC. Open drivers, open specs, good documentation. Though there are a few exceptions with certain atom GPUs, 99 times out of 10 they'll be a hell of a lot easier to work with than an ARM device.