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Official AM1 Kabini review thread

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They need to change that socket name :p

Perhaps we'll see some AMD equivalent NUC's at lower prices? They'd be perfect for 1080p video with the GCN IGP, and with the IGP decoding, perhaps even steam streaming at 1080p. These Kabini devices could become very interesting. The chances are though, because it's AMD, we'll barely see them (And that's been the running theme, as much as they do chuck some excellent options out, they're nonviable due to a total lack of availability.)

Also, on the Tom's review, the temperatures for the AMD seem off, 13c idle?....
 
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That's crazy really.
Like I say, could be a very viable cheap NUC type thing.

Except AMD would have to really make a push at it.

You can get an Ivy i3 NUC box for 130 ish, all it needs is RAM and an SSD.

AMD would need one the same at like 100 quid.

But given how 1080p Steam Streaming is on my HD4000 on my mobile i5, it'd be perfect on this Kabin.
 
Very nice ! Almost temped to replace my HTPC with this chip Plus the AM1 Gigabyte Mobo. As an excuse to play with the new AM1 stuff..

Could use a much smaller case / Lower power use.. Hmm.

Would this cope with X264 MKV / BluRay playback?
 
Something you don't see every day, correction; ever! AMD with a significant lead over Intel.

Why can't they do this for AM3+ Platforms?

When I was asked to write about AMD's new AM1 platform, I wanted to do more than just collect benchmark numbers. I wanted to get a real-world sense of Kabini's capabilities beyond the mobile environments it was originally designed to serve. I surfed the Web, did my social networking, worked on documents, played YouTube videos, and tried to use the hardware as I would my own workstation. To my surprise, I didn't notice any difference between the Athlon 5350, Celeron J1900, or my own Core i7 in those common tasks.

Start hitting the low-end processors hard with a taxing workload, though, and the true desktop-oriented hardware pulls right away. Sure, AMD's Athlon might be a little snappier than the Celeron (an observation backed up by my data), but by a much smaller margin. In a game like Dota 2 or Grid 2, the Athlon can manage smooth frame rates at low details, while the Celeron is wholly incapable of usable performance. Get ambition and fire up Battlefield 4, though, and both low-power platforms choke.

Having said that, after using the hardware, I can comfortably say that the AM1 platform paired with an Athlon 5350 can deliver a satisfying experience in common computing and entertainment tasks. I can also say that, given a choice between Intel and AMD in this particular segment, the AM1 platform clearly wins. Intel is a bit more miserly with power, but a sub-20 W difference is largely irrelevant in the desktop space. So, congratulations AMD.
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Something you don't see every day, correction; ever! AMD with a significant lead over Intel.

Why can't they do this for AM3+ Platforms?
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Because in the lower power space, Intels stuff has dire IPC, and AMD has generally had better IPC, but dire clocks.

In this case, AMD have identical (ish) clocks, but maintain their IPC advantage, for overall better CPU performance.

However, given what these chips are, the power draw is being downplayed when it shouldn't be.


Like I say, as NUC chips, these could be very good.
 
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Why can't they do this for AM3+ Platforms?
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Would love AMD to comeback in the high end space. Decent IPC, 8 cores, lower power use. I would switch to AMD in a heartbeat..

Back on topic, might put an AM1 build together for a HTPC. Just trying to think of an excuse to have a play with the AM1 stuff :p

Can always sell it on..
 
dont they look nice. shame that these took so long to appear. ive already built my low power media box thats celeron 847 based. so untill it cant do what i want, which probably means untill i want it to output 4k video itll do what i want it for.
 
Could this be the perfect chip for making a little HTPC to replace the Raspberry Pi under the main TV, as well as acting as a way of using Steam's game streaming service and possibly running a few classic emulators? :)
 
I have ordered a 5350 and motherboard.
Actually 2 motherboards as they cost less than a decent takeaway.

OCUK
Why aren't you selling them yet ?
Suppose the profit margin is low on such cheap components.
 
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