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Intel Corp. has reportedly finalized its launch schedules for the upcoming code-named “Skylake” central processing units. According to a timetable published by a Chinese web-site, various “Skylake” chips are set to arrive to the market between August and November.

Intel plans to demonstrate its next-generation “Skylake” microprocessors at its Intel Developer Forum, which takes place from the 18th to the 20th of August in San Francisco, California. At the trade-show the company will disclose peculiarities of the micro-architecture, reveal innovative PCs powered by the new central processing units and may even talk about its future CPUs.

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The first “Skylake” products to hit the market will be desktop “Skylake-S” chips for enthusiasts, the Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K, according to a timetable published by BenchLife web-site. The new quad-core processors with unlocked multiplier could hit the market already in August.

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The RTS [ready to ship] milestone for low-power Core M “Skylake-Y” as well as mainstream and high-performance mobile Core i-series “Skylake-U” and “Skylake-H” is scheduled on September, 2015. Highest-performing laptop chips as well as the first Xeon processors for single-socket servers featuring “Skylake” microarchitecture will arrive in October or November. Intel will also update the mobile CPU lineups in January, 2016, with improved models.

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KitGuru Says: Intel’s “Skylake” microprocessors are on the home straight. Expect early benchmark results and more details in the coming weeks and months.

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Specifications of Intel Core i5/i7 ‘Skylake-S’ desktop processors revealed https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/specifications-of-intel-core-i5i7-skylake-s-desktop-processors-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/specifications-of-intel-core-i5i7-skylake-s-desktop-processors-revealed/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:02:25 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=246654 A web-site has published what it claims to be specifications of Intel Corp.’s next-generation desktop microprocessors code-named “Skylake-S”. If the information is correct, then the initial “Skylake-S” family will hardly be truly broad and will not impress with high clock-rates. The upcoming Core i5 and Core i7 “Skylake-S” product lineup will consist of 10 microprocessor …

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A web-site has published what it claims to be specifications of Intel Corp.’s next-generation desktop microprocessors code-named “Skylake-S”. If the information is correct, then the initial “Skylake-S” family will hardly be truly broad and will not impress with high clock-rates.

The upcoming Core i5 and Core i7 “Skylake-S” product lineup will consist of 10 microprocessor models, according to data published by China-based BenchLife web-site, which allegedly obtained an Intel document with specifications of the central processing units. Surprisingly, the initial range of “Skylake-S” microprocessors for desktops will not include any Core i3, Pentium or Celeron offerings, which means that Intel will only target premium market segments with its new chips this year.

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There will be three types of Intel “Skylake-S” processors for desktops: with 95W, 65W and 35W thermal design power (TDP) aimed at different classes of PCs. The highest-performing tier of “Skylake-S” with 95W TDP will include only two models with unlocked multiplier: Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K. The mainstream “Skylake-S” range with 65W TDP will include four SKUs: Core i7-6700, Core i5-6600, Core i5-6500 and Core i5-6400. The low-power “Skylake-S” family for desktops with 35W TDP will also include four models: Core i7-6700T, Core i5-6600T, Core i5-6500T and Core i5-6400T. Eventually the line of “Skylake-S” products will add more processors, including more affordable Core i3, Pentium and Celeron offerings.

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All Intel Core i5 and Core i7 “Skylake-S” processors feature four  x86 cores with or without Hyper-Threading technology, a new integrated graphics processor with improved multimedia capabilities, a dual-channel DDR4/DDR3L memory controller and 6MB or 8MB of last level cache (LLC). The chips will feature LGA1151 form-factor and will be compatible with mainboards based on the Intel 100-series chipsets, including Z170, Z150, Q170, Q150, B150 and H110.

It is noteworthy that despite of the fact that the new “Skylake-S” microprocessors are made using 14nm process technology, their clock-rates are rather low. Sometimes they match frequencies of comparable “Haswell” products available today, sometimes they are a tad lower.

The code-named “Skylake-S” central processing units for desktops are projected to hit the market in October.

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KitGuru Says: We do know that microprocessors based on “Skylake” micro-architecture have higher IPC [instructions per clock] performance than chips powered by “Haswell” technology. Therefore, there are no doubts that new CPUs will be faster than the previous-generation products. But will performance gap be wide enough to stimulate users to upgrade?

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Intel begins to ship Skylake-S with disappointing frequencies to partners https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-begins-to-send-skylake-s-processor-with-disappointing-frequencies-to-partners/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/intel-begins-to-send-skylake-s-processor-with-disappointing-frequencies-to-partners/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:00:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=217510 Intel Corp. has begun to send samples of its Skylake-S microprocessors to partners. The engineering samples of the next-generation desktop chips feature rather high thermal design power as well as rather low frequencies. Still, a good news is that the new central processing units seem to be on-track for introduction in 2015. Intel’s Skylake-S ES1 …

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Intel Corp. has begun to send samples of its Skylake-S microprocessors to partners. The engineering samples of the next-generation desktop chips feature rather high thermal design power as well as rather low frequencies. Still, a good news is that the new central processing units seem to be on-track for introduction in 2015.

Intel’s Skylake-S ES1 samples feature four x86 cores as well as GT2-class graphics, reports Chinese VR-Zone web-site. One of the Skylake-S models runs at 2.30GHz (2.90GHz TurboBoost) and features 95W TDP, another version runs at 2.20GHz (2.40GHz TurboBoost) and sports 80W TDP. The new microprocessors come in LGA1151 form-factor and require mainboards based on the Intel 100-series chipsets.

The relatively low frequencies of the Skylake-S samples is a disturbing news since in many cases low clock-rate means low performance. It is unclear whether Intel will manage to boost frequencies of the Skylake-S chips by the time they hit the market.

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It is interesting to note that the Skylake-S products will support both DDR3 and DDR4 types of memory, which will provide additional flexibility to PC makers, who will be able to choose between low-cost and high-performance memory.

The samples of the Skylake-S microprocessors were manufactured on the 41st week of 2014.

According to unofficial information, the Skylake-S microprocessors will hit the market in the second quarter of 2015.

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KitGuru Says: Perhaps, Intel set low frequencies of the Skylake-S samples to avoid disclosing exact performance of the products ahead of their launch. Still, given low clock-rates and high TDP, the situation does not look too good.

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First specifications of Intel Skylake’s graphics cores emerge https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/first-specifications-of-intel-skylakes-graphics-cores-emerge/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/first-specifications-of-intel-skylakes-graphics-cores-emerge/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:42:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=217090 As reported several months ago, Intel planned to significantly boost performance of integrated graphics cores inside that belong to the code-named Skylake family. Based on the preliminary specifications published today, it looks like the chipmaker only plans to improve integrated graphics in the premium products, but not in all Skylake products. The most powerful versions …

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As reported several months ago, Intel planned to significantly boost performance of integrated graphics cores inside that belong to the code-named Skylake family. Based on the preliminary specifications published today, it looks like the chipmaker only plans to improve integrated graphics in the premium products, but not in all Skylake products.

The most powerful versions of the Skylake processors – the Skylake-S (LGA1151) and the Skylake-H (BGA) – will feature all-new GT4e class graphics engines with 72 execution units (each execution unit [EU] features two SIMD floating-point units) presumably based on the eighth-generation Intel processor graphics (Gen8) architecture, which is also used in the code-named Broadwell microprocessors. The GT4e-class graphics engines will also feature 128MB embedded DRAM cache for additional performance boost.

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Configurations of all other graphics cores of Skylake microprocessors will be similar with presumable configurations of the Broadwell chips, according to a report from CPU-World:

  • GT3e – 48 execution units + 64MB eDRAM cache. The GT3e graphics adapter will be used by higher-end 15W mobile system-on-chips (Skylake-U).
  • GT2 – 24 execution units. The GT2 graphics adapter will be used by all Skylake chips, including mainstream desktop microprocessors (dual-core and quad-core Skylake-S in LGA1151 packaging), 15W mobile SoCs (Skylake-U), 4W mobile SoCs (Skylake-Y) as well as advanced mobile processors (Skylake-H).
  • GT1.5 – 18 execution units. The GT1.5 graphics adapter will be used by dual-core LGA1151 microprocessors (Skylake-S).
  • GT1 – 12 execution units. The GT1 graphics adapter will be used by dual-core LGA1151 microprocessors (Skylake-S) as well select 15W mobile SoCs (Skylake-U).

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As previously reported, the Skylake central processing units will also come with improved multimedia engine, which is expected to include hardware video decoding/encoding engines with support for the HEVC/H.265 codec (VP9 support is rumoured) in order to provide hardware-accelerated playback of ultra-high-definition video. The company is also projected to further improve quality of media playback by adding new filters. The next-generation Intel processor graphics will support 4096*2304 at 60Hz resolution with 24-bits per pixel over DisplayPort/eDP interfaces as well as 4096*2160 at 60Hz resolution over HDMI.

While it is not exactly clear how Intel calls Skylake processor graphics, the new-generation Gen 8 processor graphics (found inside Broadwell processors) fully supports DirectX 11.2, the OpenGL 5.0 and the OpenCL 2.1 application programming interfaces.

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KitGuru Says: While feature-wise Intel’s Gen 8 processor graphics cores already match graphics adapters from AMD or Nvidia, it is noteworthy that Intel decided not to boost graphics processing horsepower of all Skylake chips. Perhaps, this was done to keep down costs, perhaps, the company did not want large die sizes to maintain yields of its mainstream offerings.

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Lineup of mobile Skylake chips to feature tens of models in 2015 https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/lineup-of-mobile-skylake-chips-to-feature-tens-of-models-in-2015/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/lineup-of-mobile-skylake-chips-to-feature-tens-of-models-in-2015/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2014 00:21:22 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=216123 Intel Corp. plans to release a rather broad range of microprocessors based on the Skylake micro-architecture for mobile computers next year, according to a new media report. The upcoming central processing units (CPUs) will address all kinds of mobile devices, including tablets, 2-in-1s, mainstream notebooks as well as high-performance laptops. As expected, the family of mobile central …

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Intel Corp. plans to release a rather broad range of microprocessors based on the Skylake micro-architecture for mobile computers next year, according to a new media report. The upcoming central processing units (CPUs) will address all kinds of mobile devices, including tablets, 2-in-1s, mainstream notebooks as well as high-performance laptops.

As expected, the family of mobile central processing units powered by the Skylake micro-architecture will include three major lines: Skylake-Y for ultra-low-power devices, Skylake-U for mainstream notebooks and Skylake-H for high-end workstation- or gaming-class laptops. Each line will include from four to 15 models, which means that there will be at least 19 different mobile Skylake CPUs net year (four SKL-Y + four SKL-H + 15 SKL-U), reports CPU World.

General specifications of the new chips will look as follows:

  • Skylake-Y (SKL-Y): Core M product line. The chips will feature 2 cores with Hyper-Threading, GT2-class graphics, on-package core-logic set, 3MB or 4MB cache, vPro and TurboBoost technologies. TDP: 4W or lower.
  • Skylake-U (SKL-U): Core i7, Core i5, Core i3, Pentium and Celeron product lines. The chips will feature 2 cores with or without Hyper-Threading, GT1/GT2/GT3/GT3e-class graphics, on-package core-logic set, 2MB, 3MB or 4MB cache, vPro and TurboBoost technologies (on select models). TDP: 15W or 28W.
  • Skylake-H (SKL-H): Core i7, Core i5, Core i3 product lines. The chips will feature 4 cores with Hyper-Threading (Core i3 will feature 2 cores), GT3/GT4-class graphics with or without embedded cache, large L3 caches, vPro and TurboBoost technologies (on select models). TDP: 35W or 45W.

Note: It is unclear which chips support DDR3/DDR3L/LPDDR3 and which also support DDR4.

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Intel Core M “Broadwell-Y” processor. Image for illustrative purposes only.

The broad family of mobile Skylake microprocessors indicates that Intel plans to ramp up production of Skylake chips pretty quickly and therefore there will be a lot of systems featuring the latest processors in 2015. Unfortunately, there are no launch details or launch dates for Skylake CPUs.

Central processing units based on Intel’s Skylake micro-architecture are expected to feature considerably improved graphics, a bunch of special-purpose accelerators (e.g., HEVC and VP9 hardware decoders) and support such technologies as AVX 3.2 (512-bit instructions), SHA extensions (SHA-1 and SHA-256, secure hash algorithms), MPX (memory protection extensions), ADX (multi-precision add-carry instruction extensions) and other innovations.

The next-gen Skylake client platform due in 2015 will also be accompanied with numerous connectivity and I/O options, such as Snowfield Peak (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), Douglas Peak (WiGig, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), Pine Peak (WiGig), Alpine Ridge (Thunderbolt 3.0 with 40Gb/s transfer rate), Jacksonville Ethernet, next-generation XMM726x-series WWAN 4G/LTE modem and so on. Mobile platforms based on Skylake will support Rezence wireless charging.

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KitGuru Says: If the information is correct, then the roll-out of Skylake will be considerably faster than the roll-out of Broadwell. While we cannot say it for sure, but it looks like Broadwell chips will not have a long life on the market.

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