The perfect combination of powerful choice Wintel and then PC new wave

Intel and Microsoft, as the flagship giants in their respective fields, have an irreplaceable role in the history of PC development. In the last few months of 2009, the two companies released their new product lines: Intel pushed the efficient Nehalem architecture to the mainstream and mobile platforms, and Microsoft officially released Windows7.

Corei7/i5 and Windows7, the digital coincidence seems to confirm the heart of the "Wintel" alliance. And these two products have milestones in the hardware and software industries, and what are the little-known things in the meantime? On the afternoon of November 27th, at the Intel (China) Beijing headquarters, we had the opportunity to interview Hong Li, technical director of Intel (China) Co., Ltd., and Bao Jiafeng, director of commercial market of Microsoft Windows7, to hear about the latest cooperation between the two industry leaders. progress.

PC technology has developed to this day, software and hardware can no longer be discussed separately. Good software requires high-performance hardware to work, and new hardware also requires high-efficiency software to deliver a better application experience. Bao Jiafeng, director of Microsoft Windows7 commercial market, told reporters that in the early days of Windows 7, Intel has been involved in many projects. Help Microsoft improve the execution efficiency on the hardware platform. Bao Jiafeng said that the cooperation between Microsoft and Intel is not surprising, because most of the computers used in development use Intel's Core processor, so the cooperation between the two parties can greatly promote the overall application experience of the PC, especially It is a very big contribution in terms of power consumption and virtualization technology.

Bao Jiafeng also said that although Windows7 has just been released for one month, it has been well received by the industry. Currently, 21 OEM manufacturers have launched more than 185 pre-installed Windows7 products. Sales in retail sales are also rising. Even in just one month, Windows 7's market share has exceeded all MacOS market share. Intel's Core processor is also released at this time, I believe that the two will drive a new round of upgrades in the PC market.

At the meeting, Mr. Zhao Jun, Intel's senior architecture manager, demonstrated the performance of many Core processors on Windows 7, including multi-threaded applications, TurboBoost technology, boot time, and SSD hard disk applications. Accelerate and so on. Specially proposed is the "VT virtualization" technology provided by Intel Core processor, which can greatly improve the performance of the virtual system under Windows7. The combination of the two is believed to further promote the popularity of virtualization technology and bring the PC market to the PC market. A safer, more efficient application experience.

So is the combination of Core and Windows 7 really able to bring a better application experience to consumers as mentioned above? After the interview, we found a notebook equipped with Intel Corei7820QM, installed Vista and Windows 7 operating system, and conducted a comparative test. The results are as follows:

Under the same hardware platform, the application of Windwos7 operating system brings an average performance improvement of more than 10, which is not surprising. This means that consumers do not need to make a second investment in the hardware, just need to choose the genuine Windows7 operating system, you can let your computer performance to a new level.

In early 2010, Intel is about to release the desktop and mobile version of the Core i5/i3 processor, and will officially push the 32nm process technology to the forefront. This means that in the near future, we will be able to see in the market that the power consumption is lower, the heat is smaller, the battery life is stronger, and the more intelligent Core processor products will be complemented by the best in history. With the support of Windows 7 operating system, in the multi-thread parallel processing, virtualization technology, and better energy management, the perfect combination of software and hardware, Wintel Alliance will be able to set off a new wave of enthusiasm in the PC market.