Intel’s New 4.5W Core Haswell Chips Blur the Line Between Laptops and Tablets

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday announced its first microprocessors that belong to the lineup of ultra-low-power chips it has to offer, yet are based on high-performance Haswell micro-architecture. With power consumption of only around 4.5W, the new Intel Core central processing units will serve various hybrid and 2-in-1 devices.

Less than a year after announcing its intention to deliver Intel Core processors operating at less than 10W and two months after delivering Core processors operating at 6W scenario design power (SDP), Intel has confirmed a new 4th generation Core i-series “Haswell” processor will be available operating at as low as 4.5W SDP, in addition to the 6W ersions. These chips, to be available in the second half of 2013, will allow device manufacturers to produce the first fanless 2-in-1 and tablet designs based on the Intel Core “Haswell” processors that are designed with performance in mind.

By introducing chips with 4.5W SDP, Intel in many ways blurs the line between Atom CPUs designed specifically for low-power operation as well as Core microprocessors developed for high-performance applications. Essentially, with new chips Intel blurs the line between tablets and notebooks when it comes to feature-set and performance.

Intel did not announce other specifications of the forthcoming Intel Core I-series "Haswell" chip with 4.5W scenario design power.

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