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| [* black] We take off the heatsink to reveal the Atom processor. The heatsink is held in place by two Phillips screws -- no need to reinvent the wheel here... | |
| [* black] The [link|http://www.wpgholdings.com/epaper/US/newsRelease_20091215/255874.pdf|Intel Atom CE4150] 1.2 GHz processor. | |
| - | [* black] Much like the [guide|2204|Apple A4] processor found in the Apple TV, the Intel Atom CE4150 is a system-on-a-chip (SoC). However, the CE4140 is clocked at 1.2 GHz unlike the A4 which is clocked at 1 GHz. |
| + | [* black] So how does the Atom CE4150 stack up against the A4 processor? |
| + | [* black] The Intel CE4150 is clocked at 1.2 GHz, whereas the Apple A4 processor is capped at 1.0 GHz. |
| + | [* black] The architecture of the Apple A4 revolves around its package-on-package (PoP) design, encompassing both processor and RAM into one design. The Atom CE4150 design relies on external RAM chips. |