Airmont Out-of-Order core
We didn’t manage to get many details about the notebook and tablet version of Intel’s upcoming out-of-order core codenamed Braswell, but we have managed to get a few specifications of the desktop version.
The desktop Braswell comes with Intel Pentium or Celeron branding, in quad-core and dual-core versions. It appears that Intel will no longer use Atom branding for out-of-order desktop parts. Its maximum TDP is 10W which is acceptable for entry level desktop systems, small form factor and All-in-one computers.
The chipset supports dual channel DDR3L 1600 MHz memory and high speed SATA 3.0. It comes with four integrated USB 3.0 ports and a single USB 2.0 port. It has 4-lane PCI Express 2.09 at 5 GT/s. The graphics part has 16 executive units (EUs) and DirectX 11 support, as well as support for three independent displays with resolutions of up to 2560×1600.
Let’s not forget the integrated 10/100 and 1000 Mbit LAN card as well as integrated audio SMI, LPC and SM Bus support. The Braswell SoC (System-on-Chip) will ship in BGA 25x27mm package.
Braswell is based on Intel’s new Airmont 14nm out-of-order architecture. The ability to bring 14nm parts to the entry level market so fast will give Intel a competitive edge and put more pressure on AMD in this market segment.
Braswell SoC supports both Windows 7 or 8.1 and Google Chrome OS and as we have mentioned before it is targeted at entry level desktops and All-in-One (AIO) systems. Braswell SoC supports Linux and Android as well, but we are not aware of any plans to launch Linux or Android Braswell SoC machines.
