AlienBabelTech Forums
The Return Of VIA? - Printable Version

+- AlienBabelTech Forums (http://alienbabeltech.com/forum)
+-- Forum: Technology (http://alienbabeltech.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=6)
+--- Forum: General Hardware (http://alienbabeltech.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=10)
+--- Thread: The Return Of VIA? (/showthread.php?tid=1802)



The Return Of VIA? - SteelCrysis - 01-02-2018

https://www.techpowerup.com/240137/via-making-a-comeback-to-x86-cpu-market-with-zhaoxin-r-d-monies
Quote:The KX-5000 chips feature 4 or 8 CPU cores without SMT, 2.00-2.20 GHz nominal CPU clock, 2.40 GHz boost clock, a dual-channel DDR4 IMC, a PCI-Express gen 3.0 root complex, an integrated graphics core, and platform I/O that includes SATA 6 Gbps, and USB 3.1 gen 2. This chip debuted on only one product from a major OEM, the Lenovo M6200 desktop model launched in China. 2018 could see a broader launch of VIA-Zhaoxin chips, with the KX-6000. While the older chips were built on the 28 nm process, the KX-6000 series will be built on the newer 16 nm process, feature 4 or 8 CPU cores clocked at speeds of up to 3.00 GHz, while retaining the feature-set of the KX-5000 series. These chips could realistically be touted as low-cost alternatives to Intel "Gemini Lake" SoCs, although Zhaoxin is making bold claims about its performance nearing that of AMD Ryzen processors.