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Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
that are deliberately underclocked to use less power at the expense of performance. These processors are commonly used in subnotebook
Subnotebook
A subnotebook is a class of laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical laptop....
s, netbook
Netbook
Netbooks are a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers.At their inception in late 2007 as smaller notebooks optimized for low weight and low cost — netbooks omitted certain features , featured smaller screens and keyboards, and offered reduced computing...
s, ultraportables and embedded devices; where low power dissipation and long battery life are required.
Notable examples
- Intel AtomIntel AtomIntel Atom is the brand name for a line of ultra-low-voltage x86 and x86-64 CPUs from Intel, designed in 45 nm CMOS and used mainly in netbooks, nettops, embedded application ranging from health care to advanced robotics and Mobile Internet devices...
- Up to 2.0 GHz at 2.4 W (Z550) - Intel Pentium MPentium MThe Pentium M brand refers to a family of mobile single-core x86 microprocessors introduced in March 2003 , and forming a part of the Intel Carmel notebook platform under the then new Centrino brand...
- Up to 1.3 GHz at 5 W (ULV 773) - Intel Core 2 Solo - Up to 1.4 GHz at 5.5 W (SU3500)
- Intel Core Solo - Up to 1.3 GHz at 5.5 W (U1500)
- Intel Celeron M - Up to 1.2 GHz at 5.5 W (ULV 722)
- VIA EdenVIA EdenVIA Eden is a name of a variant of VIA's C3/C7 processors, designed to be used in embedded devices. They have smaller package sizes, lower power consumption, and somewhat lower computing performance than their C equivalents, due to reduced clock rates...
- Up to 1.5 GHz at 7.5 W - VIA C7VIA C7The VIA C7 is an x86 central processing unit designed by Centaur Technology and sold by VIA Technologies.- Product history :The C7 delivers a number of improvements to the older VIA C3 cores but is nearly identical to the latest VIA C3 Nehemiah core. The C7 was officially launched in May 2005,...
- Up to 1.6 GHz at 8 W (C7-M ULV) - VIA NanoVIA NanoThe VIA Nano is a 64-bit CPU for personal computers. The VIA Nano was released by VIA Technologies in 2008 after five years of development by its CPU division, Centaur Technology...
- Up to 1.3 GHz at 8 W (U2250) - AMD Athlon Neo - Up to 1 GHz at 8 W (Sempron 200U)
- AMD Geode - Up to 1 GHz at 9 W (NX 1500)
- Intel Core 2 Duo - Up to 1.3 GHz at 10 W (U7700)