Intel has finally announced that 10nm Ice Lake processors for laptops are on sale, and they should hit the best laptops and Ultrabooks this fall. That comes after years of delaying 10nm chips: Intel first announced its Cannon Lake lineup in 2016. But Ice Lake is on the way, as part of Intel's Project Athena initiative, which was unveiled today by the blue Team. next level Project Athena is a new multi-year initiative that will enable Intel to advance computing in a number of key areas, including performance, battery life, connectivity and form factors. The idea seems to be to make computing as accessible as on a mobile phone and, with "Instant Action", make computers go to sleep in a second. The 10th generation Intel Ice Lake processors are just the first part of the Athena project and will work to achieve these long-term computing goals. These new chips will be based on the Sunny Cove architecture announced at CES 2019 and will include features like WiFi 6 and even the most powerful Intel Gen11 graphics.
These chips are also unique in that they will integrate WiFi 6 and Thunderbolt 3 technologies into the SoC, which will increase compatibility and should lead to thinner and lighter laptops. Spec-wise, Intel Ice Lake processors range from Core i3 to Core i7 and can have up to 4 cores and 8 threads, with boost speeds up to 4.1 GHz. And we'll see graphics processor clock speeds up to 1.1 GHz , which should double the performance of previous generations' integrated graphics. These integrated GPUs will support 4K HD video and could even play some AAA PC games like Destiny 2.
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Intel, however, has not forgotten office products. Team Blue is upgrading the Intel Core i9-9900K processor with Core i9-9900KS, which will boost the turbo speed to 5GHz on all cores, which should put the new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in trouble. If you want to get your hands on this beefy processor, you can do so here from Holiday 2019. Rounding out this new processor is a new set of enthusiast overclocking tools, dubbed the Intel Performance Maximizer, or IPM. This is an automated overclocking tool that will allow the most courageous fans to push their unlocked K-series processors to the limit. And, don't worry, you can still manually adjust your overclocks with this tool. < p class="bordeaux-image-check">
For enthusiasts looking for extreme performance, we offer new Intel Core-X processors through to a new generation of HEDT processors. We don't have exact specs for these HEDT processors, but Intel says we'll see improved clock speeds and Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology, which will apparently enable more than two cores. Maximize the number of watches. Finally, Intel has released the 8th generation Intel Core VPro processors for mobile and desktop computers, designed for business users, with the built-in security features that organizations demand. For example, if there is a problem, computer scientists can gain remote access to the hardware. These high performance business processors will have up to 16 cores and 2019 threads. Image credit: TechRadar Take a look at all of TechRadar's Computex XNUMX coverage. We live in Taipei to keep you up to date with the latest PC news and releases, as well as hands-on analysis of everything from new laptops and desktops to powerful new components and impressive overclocking demos. .