AMD Introduces Two New Processors

Author:  Jason Jacobs Date:  2007.06.06 Topic:  Processors Provider:  AMD Manufacturer:  AMD

AMD Introduces Two New Low Power Processors

The New BE-2350:

These new low power processors are from the Brisbane line built on the 65nm process. Taking into consideration that the BE-2350 is not aimed at the performance minded crowd we expected this processor to give performance that is appropriate to its numbering scheme but at the same time running much cooler and more efficiently.

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As you can see CPUZ does not recognize the processor, the interesting information to be gathered here is that CPUZ confirms dual core, the 65nm processor fab, and a standard running voltage of 1.2volts. Enabling Cool N quiet would allow this processor to by dynamically throttled up and down as well as in voltage (maximum of 1.2 volts) and therefore run cooler and at a lower voltage when maximum processing power is not needed.

We ran the BE-2350 with a standard stock AMD socket AM2 cooler and at full throttle achieved by disabling C’n’Q in the bios. We ran the processor this way to bring you full temperature and efficiency numbers. The numbers here are worst case scenarios.

With Cool N Quiet disabled and a room temperature of 78F we found the processor running at 89F idle and 105F under load. Load was achieved by encoding a movie file while running Prime 95. These temperatures are simply amazing, and it should be noted that at no time did the heatsink or case get mildly warm, even after running at full load for over 4 hours. With Cool N Quiet enabled the maximum CPU temperature never reached more than 95F as measured with a laser thermal gun. Idle temperature rose a mere 5 degrees over room temperature. It should be noted that we used a case with very good airflow achieved by proper positioning of two 120mm fans as well as top and bottom case venting. We believe that most standard users should insist on purchasing cases with larger fans which run slower while pushing more air quietly and cases with venting that assist in proper airflow. This should simply be seen as a standard need in today's design of systems.

Our system ran Prime 95 for a full 24 hours without issues and full stable. At no time did we receive any errors. We should note that the system was not a high performance machine but as intended it ran cool, with good efficiency ( as we will show on the next page) and was able to run all standard office and media programs we threw at it with ease. This is not to suggest that users can expect to game with this rocessor as that is not its intended functionality. It would probably work well but for gaming there are much better choices out there, such as the 4000+ X2 or 4200+ X2 which are both in the same price range but will not run near as cool nor with the same efficiency as the BE-2350.