I remember hearing something about this as a concept a couple of years ago and was wondering now that it's available, will any of you be trying it out? The prospect of 123% performance improvement sounds pretty useful, especially if you look at the low end setups they suggest (>£300 for CPU, GPU + board). edit: bit-tech article
I built a Llano-based PC for a friend and it performed quite nicely. I was impressed with the performance for the cost. These have been available for quite some time now so I'm sure there are a fair few forum members who own Llano-rigs.
For an all-rounder without a discrete graphics card, or an HTPC, I probably would go with Llano. 123% performance improvement is a fiction though (what is it improving on?!)
Maybe it's comparing itself to Intel offering? (Intel Atom + Intel IGP), or Core i3 (or Celeron) with the the built-in graphic solution.
As you can see from my sig, I run a llano setup as my main rig. Performance is pretty good, was a stepdown from my i7 stuff I had before, but nothing major in my opinion, although that may be partially to do with the SSD which has remained the same. I'm afraid I can't comment on how it compares to the lower end intel stuff which it's comparable to price wise.
Interesting, I guess I'll wait until either Intel creates their own system or AMD develops theirs a little more.
Trinity, which is set to replace Llano, is on it's way soon. I believe the notebook chips will be released next month so the desktop parts won't be far behind.
LOL at starting a thread about a 2 year old article One of my PCs is built round a Llano 3870K. It hasn't got the power of my folding systems (it's not even as powerful as my GPU testing and benching system!), but it is more than fast enough for everyday work and browsing
When talking about integrated graphics the Llano is in a league of its own. You CAN actually play things on that thing, which is something I can't really say about any other integrated GPU out there. As for CPU-performance? Meh. It isn't even trying to be a high performance work horse, and really it's easily enough for just about everything. Don't expect it to compete with the top CPU's of the day and you will not be disappointed. As a platform it's really nice, low power consumption, all the connectivity in the world, etc. Meh I suppose the thread is about the stuff that didn't really launch/enter the stores until last summer/fall.. (i.e. Llano/A55/A75 rather than system builders having access to Lynx-stuff)
^^that Built an A6 based unit, with OS & monitor, for under £300 as a gift to my son's nursery. it performs really well, the gpu performance was good enough & triple core cpu performance, while not stunning, was perfectly adequate for normal tasks.
