While everyone is looking forward to Sandy Bridge, Intel is also actively preparing for the next-generation Atom platform, code-named "Cedar Trail." It is expected to be released at the end of 2011 and related products will be available in 2012.
Similar to the current Pine Trail platform, the Cedar Trail is still divided into mobile and desktop versions called Cedar Trail-M and Cedar Trail-D. However, in fact, it can be widely used in netbooks, tablets, and all-in-one computers. Entry-level desktops, Mini-ITX integrated motherboards, and more.
The processor of Cedar Trail platform is codenamed “Cedarviewâ€, and the production process is upgraded to 32nm. The integrated graphics core is very similar to that of Sandy Bridge, and it only supports DX10.1 and DX11, and supports MPEG- 2, VC-1, H. Full HD hardware decoding for video formats such as 264, but MKV encapsulation formats and DivX encoding formats still require the assistance of third-party acceleration chips.
Supporting Blu-ray 2.0 is also a major aspect of the new graphics core, which can bring new features such as picture-in-picture and online interaction to the playback of Blu-ray discs. In this way, the use of Atom platform to set up HTPC entertainment system is more complete.
The performance of the Cedarview Atom processor is still not much improved, and the most optimistic estimate is equivalent to the entry-level Pentium model in the Sandy Bridge family, but I don't know if I can beat AMD's Fusion APU.
The chipset used by the new platform will still be the current NM10, single-chip design, so native support for USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps should not be expected.
Intel assured that the thermal design power consumption of the Cedar Trail platform will be very low, and it is entirely possible to easily create a fanless mute system, and even consider it for use in tablet computers.
Intel also hinted that the new platform's memory frequency support will be higher, but no specific specifications are given. The current Atom platform only supports DDR2-667/800 and DDR3-800, so the new platform is expected to reach DDR3-1066 and even DDR3-1333, catching up with the low-end and mainstream notebooks.
Similar to the current Pine Trail platform, the Cedar Trail is still divided into mobile and desktop versions called Cedar Trail-M and Cedar Trail-D. However, in fact, it can be widely used in netbooks, tablets, and all-in-one computers. Entry-level desktops, Mini-ITX integrated motherboards, and more.
The processor of Cedar Trail platform is codenamed “Cedarviewâ€, and the production process is upgraded to 32nm. The integrated graphics core is very similar to that of Sandy Bridge, and it only supports DX10.1 and DX11, and supports MPEG- 2, VC-1, H. Full HD hardware decoding for video formats such as 264, but MKV encapsulation formats and DivX encoding formats still require the assistance of third-party acceleration chips.
Supporting Blu-ray 2.0 is also a major aspect of the new graphics core, which can bring new features such as picture-in-picture and online interaction to the playback of Blu-ray discs. In this way, the use of Atom platform to set up HTPC entertainment system is more complete.
The performance of the Cedarview Atom processor is still not much improved, and the most optimistic estimate is equivalent to the entry-level Pentium model in the Sandy Bridge family, but I don't know if I can beat AMD's Fusion APU.
The chipset used by the new platform will still be the current NM10, single-chip design, so native support for USB 3.0, SATA 6Gbps should not be expected.
Intel assured that the thermal design power consumption of the Cedar Trail platform will be very low, and it is entirely possible to easily create a fanless mute system, and even consider it for use in tablet computers.
Intel also hinted that the new platform's memory frequency support will be higher, but no specific specifications are given. The current Atom platform only supports DDR2-667/800 and DDR3-800, so the new platform is expected to reach DDR3-1066 and even DDR3-1333, catching up with the low-end and mainstream notebooks.
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