Intel is a company that has been long tied to Microsoft's OS. But when the computing paradigm shifted to mobile, Intel seem to have lost the way. Granted, Intel has not yet got a strong hold in the mobile market but the new Broadwell Architecture makes sure they're the best in computing power in small package. This may be even helpful for Intel to make a strong entry in the mobile market.
There was a time when the company would make chips at higher clock speeds than the previous ones with large memory resources. But the recent computing needs have changed these demands. market demands have shifted to more efficient computing based on performance-per-watt metrics. While the Haswell Architecture was meant for lower power consumption, the Broadwell is meant for performance with power savings.
Intel is the first company to design chips with the 14nm design process while other chip manufacturers like Toshiba and Samsung have just reached the 19nm barrier. These 14nm processors are codenamed Broadwell. And the first processor family based on Intel's Broadwell Architecture will be known as Core M.
Since Broadwell is an optimised smaller version of Haswell, there aren't any big functional changes. But in addition to a few cores and package tweaks, their current Architecture can probably find new applications due to its lowered power consumption with greater performance. Essentially, Intel was trying to go for fanless design with Broadwell which clearly shows that their primary aim is the mobile and 2-in-1 hybrid devices. Broadwell is able to achieve 60% idle power reduction, which is considered huge when considering tablets and mobile devices.
The Broadwell Architecture due to its 14nm design has also seen a considerable reduction in its physical size. Broadwell has an almost 50% smaller package size than Haswell.
It remains to be seen when and how Intel officially debuts their Boradwell processors. We'll likely be seeing more tablets and Hybrids powered by the Broadwell Processors.
There was a time when the company would make chips at higher clock speeds than the previous ones with large memory resources. But the recent computing needs have changed these demands. market demands have shifted to more efficient computing based on performance-per-watt metrics. While the Haswell Architecture was meant for lower power consumption, the Broadwell is meant for performance with power savings.
Intel is the first company to design chips with the 14nm design process while other chip manufacturers like Toshiba and Samsung have just reached the 19nm barrier. These 14nm processors are codenamed Broadwell. And the first processor family based on Intel's Broadwell Architecture will be known as Core M.
Since Broadwell is an optimised smaller version of Haswell, there aren't any big functional changes. But in addition to a few cores and package tweaks, their current Architecture can probably find new applications due to its lowered power consumption with greater performance. Essentially, Intel was trying to go for fanless design with Broadwell which clearly shows that their primary aim is the mobile and 2-in-1 hybrid devices. Broadwell is able to achieve 60% idle power reduction, which is considered huge when considering tablets and mobile devices.
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| Haswell on Left : Broadwell on Right |
The Broadwell Architecture due to its 14nm design has also seen a considerable reduction in its physical size. Broadwell has an almost 50% smaller package size than Haswell.
It remains to be seen when and how Intel officially debuts their Boradwell processors. We'll likely be seeing more tablets and Hybrids powered by the Broadwell Processors.
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