In response to the recent doubts on the Internet about the Boyd "Burst Core" processor, on May 31, Powerd Computer Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Power") issued an official statement in response.
Boyd said in a statement, "When the first CPU was released on May 6, we had publicly announced that this CPU was a custom CPU product launched with the support of Intel Corporation.
Baode stressed that the launch of the P3-01105 chip is a commercial act, which is mainly used by Baode's brand PC terminals for the commercial market, and has not declared any national projects and subsidies at all levels.
Boyd also expressed his gratitude to the industry and media friends for their attention and support to the development of Power, and also "called on enterprises, media and public opinion to support innovative models and jointly maintain a good environment for the development of the industry." ”
Previous reports show that on May 6 this year, Baode Computer Systems Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Baode") held a press conference to officially release the Powerstar chip based on the x86 architecture. Li Ruijie, chairman of Baode Group, also proposed the goal of annual sales of 1.5 million pieces of the first-generation Stormcore processor.
According to the introduction of Baode at that time, Baode Powerstar chip is based on x86 architecture, with strong performance and mature ecosystem, which is a solid step taken by Baode on the road of independent innovation, and is a key part of building a domestic machine industry chain, and is committed to making greater contributions to the development of China's computing industry.
However, as we all know, the X86 architecture is a patent of Intel, and for some historical reasons, only AMD and VIA have X86 licenses, and domestic X86 chip manufacturers Megachip and Haiguang are respectively through VIA and AMD to establish a joint venture to obtain X86 authorization. Therefore, after the release of Boyd's Powerstar chip, it also triggered speculation that it may just be an "relabel" product of Intel CPUs.
According to the official picture, the burst core processor model is "PL PSTAR P3-01105", the frequency is 3.7GHz, although no more specific specifications have been announced, but its appearance and Intel LGA1200 package of the 10th generation Core is completely consistent, combined with the number, frequency, it seems to be a replica of i3-10105: 14nm, 4 cores and 8 threads, main frequency 3.7-4.4GHz, L3 cache 6MB, core UHD 630, thermal design power consumption 65W.
△ Picture: The first generation of Storm Core on the left, and the Core i3-10105 on the right
According to the latest GeekBench running score library, the PSTAR P3-01105, codenamed Comet Lake processor, uses an LGA 1200 socket, is manufactured on a 14nm process, has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz, a turbo frequency of 4.4 GHz, an L3 cache of 6MB, a core display of UHD 630, a frequency of 1.1 GHz, and a TDP of 65W.
In other words, the so-called burst core processor may be the Core i3-10105. Of course, this is not to say that Boyd bought Intel's CPU to "change the standard" himself, because it may be some kind of cooperation.
An industry insider said that the CPUID itself was written by Intel in Fuse, and to show PSTAR P3-01105, Intel can only modify it itself. So the visual inspection is that the two sides have reached some kind of cooperation.
Judging from Boyd's latest response, Boyd Core CPU is a customized CPU product launched with the support of Intel Corporation, and its purpose is mainly for Boyd's brand PC terminal use for the commercial market, not to "cheat subsidies".
It is worth noting that Li Ruijie, chairman of Baode Group, also said on Weibo yesterday, "To let the fish in the mixed water go cool and firmly go down according to the plan, I believe it will be a new force in Chinese chips!" At the same time, he also said in the comments, "Baode storm core road, from X86 to ARM, to RI.SC-V, the third road of localization, from the user ~ chip finished product ~ design ~ packaging and testing ~ manufacturing ~ light engraving machine ~ wafer, reverse a trip!" Step by step, step by step, do not burn money, refuse to lose. Standing on the shoulders of the Intel giants and taking it to the next level, we will have our own way to solve source code problems, not just bridges. ”
Editor: Xinzhixun - Ronin Sword