Intel puts out new 1.8GHz Atoms for home media servers
updated 04:45 pm EDT, Mon August 16, 2010
Intel starts to ship 1.8GHz Atoms for NAS devices
Intel has introduced two new Atom processors for home media servers with the 1.8GHz single-core D425 and dual-core D525. Apart from the higher clock speeds, the new CPUs support DDR3 RAM to further boost performance. The new chips support Microsoft Windows Home Server and Linux.
Storage device makers that currently use the Intel Atom D410 single-core and D510 dual-core CPUs aare expected to release devices based on the new chips. A full list isn't available, but Intel pointed to Acer, Cisco, LaCie, LG, Netgear, QNAP, Super Micro, Synology and Thecus.
The new D425 and D525 Atom processors are shipping today and should reach upgraded servers soon.
