Intel Sandy Bridge Microprocessors

 

Intel Corp. this week unveiled details of its microprocessors code-named Sandy bridge, which by the end of 2010, more than two years from now. Obviously, the first details about the new central processing units (CPUs) give no indication in terms of performance, but give a signal to software developers to ready for the innovations.

At the beginning of this week Patrick Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group discussed Intel AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions), in the use of software programmers, increase performance and floating point, media, software and processor - intense, according to the Intel Corp. ’s senior executives.

The main features of Intel AVX even greater vectors, increased from 128 to 256 bit-bits wide, which in peak periods up to 2x starting FLOPs. Enhanced Data rearrangement, what data should be more efficient, and three operands, nondestructive syntax for a number of advantages. Some features, the Intel describes as part AVX resemble those in SSE5 series of instructions, developed by Advanced Micro Devices.

Intel AVX can also increase energy efficiency, and is backwards compatible with the existing Intel processors (obviously, older chips will be able to execute special operations, but it is not as fast as the hardware with AVX - X-bit labs), the World The largest manufacturer of x86 microprocessors said.

Intel is the detailed specification April’08 public beginning on the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. The instructions are in the micro-architecture code named “Sandy Bridge” in the 2010 time frame.

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