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New Intel Atom N450 Is Faster and Smaller

A new Intel platform N450 has just emerged with a better performance and smaller size. What actually make this chip special is the integration of memory controller and graphics into the CPU, a first in the industry on x-86 chips.

The N450 is a single core Atom processor with 512k of L2 cache and a 7 watt total kit TDP including chipset. The D410 for entry-level desktop PCs is a single-core Atom processor with 512k of L2 cache and a 12-watt total kit TDP including chipset, and the D510 for entry-level desktop PCs is a dual core Atom processor with 1meg L2 cache and a 15-watt total kit TDP including chipset. The new chips all run at 1.66GHz.

You will see this N450 in the very early 2010 in January.

via Aving