Processors with new architecture from VIA in 2008

VIA Technologies has planned to release its new processors on the Isaiah core in the first half of 2008. To meet the deadline, in the 4th quarter of 2007, processors with a new architecture will pass technical tests. Thus, the processors on the core of Isaiah will replace the processors introduced in 2004 on the core of Esther.

Let me remind you that the Isaiah processors will have a 64-bit architecture with an economical design and embedded hardware security. Further, the new processors will be equipped with a V4 bus operating at 1333 MHz and supporting memory with error correction circuits (ECC). The cache memory of the second level will be increased to 1 Mb from 128 Kb, which processors of the previous architecture had.

Interesting observations are shared by manufacturers who are currently testing samples with a new architecture. According to them, the new architecture allows us to achieve a twofold increase in performance at the same frequencies and power consumption. Features of this architecture, in particular, made it possible to four times increase the performance of the unit responsible for floating-point calculations. What happens as a result, we still know. In the meantime, price reductions and a significant increase in productivity may allow VIA to significantly increase its revenue.