The 1.8W on the standard Geode (lx800) is power consumption of the entire chipset, rather than the 1W for the CPU. The CPU itself runs at 0.9W. So, the Geode is still a lower power CPU. Once you add the more complex Unichrome 2 Pro graphics to the chipset, the VIA alternative will use quite a lot more.
It'll be interesting when Intel releases the Menlow@2W early next year, which has the performance of a Pentium M @800MHz with an updated GMA950 built in.
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The 1.8W on the standard Geode (lx800) is power consumption of the entire chipset, rather than the 1W for the CPU. The CPU itself runs at 0.9W. So, the Geode is still a lower power CPU. Once you add the more complex Unichrome 2 Pro graphics to the chipset, the VIA alternative will use quite a lot more.
It'll be interesting when Intel releases the Menlow@2W early next year, which has the performance of a Pentium M @800MHz with an updated GMA950 built in.