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News Release from: VIA Technologies | Subject: C7-D processor
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 September 2006
Desktop CPU does its bit for the planet
The VIA C7-D processor has only minimal active cooling requirements to facilitate ultra-low-profile commercial desktop designs.
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA C7-D processor for a new breed of PC desktop solutions The VIA C7-D processor with a maximum power consumption of just 20W at 1.8GHz not only claims a new benchmark for performance-per-watt operation, but enables further power savings through the use of smaller power supplies and cooling fans, with a side benefit of a quieter computing experience
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"With an optimal blend of power efficient design, productivity driven performance, and advanced security features, it gives us great pride to offer the VIA C7-D processor as the world's first Carbon Free computing solution", commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies.
"In offsetting of carbon emissions produced through the processors' operation, VIA is very excited about contributing to projects around the world that will improve the quality of our environment, and enable us as a company to give back to the community".
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The initial offsets for the VIA C7-D processor are being done in co-operation with Carbon Footprint, a leader in carbon footprint management.
"Around the world we are seeing a growing interest from companies and individuals looking to 'do their bit' in reducing their carbon footprint as a way to ensure future generations will inherit a world we can be proud of", commented John Buckley, Managing Director, Carbon Footprint.
"Products such as the VIA C7-D processor are certainly a step in the right direction for organisations looking to neutralise the carbon dioxide emissions of their operations, and we are proud to be working with VIA in their carbon offsetting projects".
Also with the launch of the VIA C7-D processor, VIA is introducing a new benchmark system called TreeMark which is intended to be a useful tool for organisations looking to balance environmental impact in their computing purchase decisions.
"Enterprises are increasingly using technology on a global scale", said Roger Kay, founder and President of Endpoint Technologies Associates.
"And they want to work with suppliers whose technologies meet ever-more-stringent requirements for efficiency, low cost, and environmental impact while delivering on performance expectations".
The VIA C7-D processor is based on the advanced VIA CoolStream architecture of the Esther core that minimises power consumption within an ultra compact die while optimising performance.
Designed in the low profile nanoBGA2 package measuring just 21 x 21mm and a maximum thermal design power (TDP) of around 20W at 1.8GHz, the VIA C7-D processor has only minimal active cooling requirements to facilitate ultra-low-profile commercial desktop designs.
Available at speeds of 1.5 and 1.8GHz, the VIA C7-D processor offers a host of performance features such as StepAhead advanced branch prediction, 16 pipeline stages, support for SSE2 and the advanced SSE3 multimedia 3D instruction sets, a full-speed floating point unit (FPU) and an efficiency-enhanced 128Kbyte full-speed exclusive L2 cache with 32-way associativity for memory optimisation.
As part of the platform, the VIA CN700 digital media chipset integrates the VIA UniChrome Pro IGP graphics processor with MPEG-2 hardware acceleration and the Chromotion CE engine to offer users smooth and crystal clear video.
The platform also supports dual monitor output with DuoView+, rich six-channel audio and DDR2 400/533MHz memory to make possible efficient and media rich commercial desktop PCs.
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