VIA Isaiah faster than Intel Atom?

Posted on Friday, April 18 2008 @ 21:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

German site Eee PC News published results of the CrystalMark 2004R3 benchmark with the Intel Atom 1.6GHz, VIA Isaiah 1.6GHz, Celerom-M 1.6GHz and VIA C7 @ 1.6GHz processors on its site.

It's just one test but the new chip from VIA seems to be a lot faster than the Intel Atom:

Well, we'd say it's still a little early to call it, but German site Eee PC News did some quick and dirty benchmarks that show Isaiah on top by a decent margin. At this point the numbers are just in "ALU" and "FPU," but hopefully some real world benchmarks from some retail products can clear this up before long.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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