VIA launch the Isaiah processor

[Thorburn]

VIA have finally launched their Isaiah CPU, which was first announced in 2004.

Big improvements vs. the C7 come in the form of Out-of-Order execution, 64-bit extensions and SSE support while being electrically and thermally compatible with existing VIA platforms.

Initial parts are 65nm and single core, with dual-core and 45nm products to follow in the future, Ars Technica has a write up here (http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/via-cpu-isaiah.ars).

[Albuquerque]

Sounds like a nice update, especially with power, heat and price all staying in-line with the C7. I don't have much use for this kind of hardware, but I still love reading about it.

[ShaidarHaran]

Wow, sounds like what K10 should've been :p At least the mobile variant...

[Arun]

I locked this thread since my article on Isaiah (http://www.beyond3d.com/content/articles/100/1/) is online now and there's a dedicated comment thread... :)