14 DAY TRIAL // With Kabini and Kaveri accelerated processing units already shipping to developers, one would think that information leaks would happen more, but this doesn't seem to be the case, although we do have some data on a few of the chips.
In fact, information on AMD's upcoming processor product line seems to be getting harder and harder to come by.
So hard, in fact, that we cannot be sure the data we are about to share is completely accurate, just as CPU World has decided to treat it as a rumor, for now.
Basically, details on three embedded Kabini APUs have surfaced thanks to the specification sheet of an unknown motherboard.
The APUs are all part of the G-Series and are bound to show up in various nettops, mini PCs, embedded systems, commercial applications, etc.
Hardware-wise, they have some things in common with the mobile Kabini, the ones set to be used in laptops and tablets.
The characteristics should be similar, and the features of the quad-core unit are the same as on the A10-4655M, the currently fastest low-power Trinity APU.
But we are getting ahead of ourselves. We should actually say what we know about the processors before we make comparisons.
First off, a dual-core APU with a frequency of 1 GHz and a TDP of 9 Watts is mentioned, which makes it one of the lowest-power x86-based processors on the market.
The second chip is also a dual core, but one with 15 Watt TDP and a clock speed of 1.65 Ghz, and probably a better GPU to account for the extra energy use.
Third is the quad-core, low voltage 2 GHz chip with 25 Watt TDP. It is the strongest of the trio, the so-called “high-end” APU.
All three get memory controllers with support for 8 GB DDR3-1600 memory and DDR3-1866 RAM.