Intel Skylake U series

[GoodBytes]

FanlessTech (a site focused on small computer form factor and fanless) has a revealed details of Skylake-U series.

Skylake-U, I think is the most interesting one, as this affects ultrabooks, powerful convertible system like the Surface Pro line device, and fanless mini-desktop systems. Perhaps it might be better to wait for a more legit source to base judgment, but this is what we have for now.

The site reveals the following

As we can see, Skylake U series CPU, continues to be all dual core CPUs with HT, except the Celeron series.

What is interesting is that the i3, i5 and i7 models all features the Intel HD graphics 520

The CPU power consumption varies between 7.5W to 15W looking at the TDP, and support LPDDR3 @ 1866MHz or DDR4 at either 1600 or 1866MHz.

What really varies between the i5 and i7 model, is that the i7 has a 1MB more of L3 Cache (4MB total, instead of 3MB), and a small boost clock for both it's base and turbo, but that is about it. And as usual, the Core i3 doesn't have Turbo Boost.

Another difference between the i7 and i5 is a 50MHz more on the HD graphics (not sure if it actually makes a difference)

It would seam that the release date of the Skylake U series is in Q1 2016. This could mean that the Surface Pro 4 rumored to be released at the end of the year won't have this CPU, if the above leak is any true.

Source: http://www.techpowerup.com/215152/intel-skylake-u-ultra-low-power-cpu-lineup-detailed.html

[TheSLSAMG]

Looks interesting but not unexpected. Didn't know Pentiums were dual/quad on mobile though.

[Guest]

All I can pick out from the pictures is that the difference between the i3, i5 and i7 has been decreased even less. Ususally, the i7 U model would have an upgraded graphics compared to the i5 U model and same goes between the i5 and i3 if I am not mistaken.

[Shakaza]

I just want good integrated graphics for a laptop that I will buy on the second semester of my first year in college. Plz, Intel. 

[Me1z]

I am detecting some grade A shenanigans right here. I understand that U signifies a 'low power' model, and those TDPs are impressive for the specs, but slapping an i7 label on a dual core makes me cringe. Those all look an awful lot like i3s, Pentiums, and Celerons to me...

[bomerr]

I am detecting some grade A shenanigans right here. I understand that U signifies a 'low power' model, and those TDPs are impressive for the specs, but slapping an i7 label on a dual core makes me cringe. Those all look an awful lot like i3s, Pentiums, and Celerons to me...

i agree.

 

i saw apples new mac mini had an i5, thought that was pretty good. then realized it was a dual-core i5. ugh intel.

[GoodBytes]

I am detecting some grade A shenanigans right here. I understand that U signifies a 'low power' model, and those TDPs are impressive for the specs, but slapping an i7 label on a dual core makes me cringe. Those all look an awful lot like i3s, Pentiums, and Celerons to me...

Haswell-U series GPUs are dual core as well, including the i7, and power consumption max TDP is the same (15W).

[Bouzoo]

I still don't get it why we are getting dual core i7's and i5's, just do it like you're doing it on desktops, stop with these "2 physical and 4 logical cores". Please give us a proper 4 core i5 in a laptop. Can't be that hard right? And these ULV i7's... I've no idea why they are labelling them as i7. Really, a part of me dies every time I see that.

[Me1z]

Haswell-U series GPUs are dual core as well, including the i7, and power consumption max TDP is the same (15W).

 

I know its nothing new, and Intel is free to label their products as their marketing team sees fit, but I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with their decision. In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter, but to label an 'i3 on weight-watchers' as an i7 seems a tad dishonest. Not worth breaking out the torches and pitchforks, but perhaps someone working at Intel will read my post and feel bad about what they've done. I can dream can't I?

[bcredeur97]

nice TDP drops... but clockspeeds appear to have dropped off a bit as well. Guess we will see what happens. 

[ltguy]

I still don't get it why we are getting dual core i7's and i5's, just do it like you're doing it on desktops, stop with these "2 physical and 4 logical cores". Please give us a proper 4 core i5 in a laptop. Can't be that hard right? And these ULV i7's... I've no idea why they are labelling them as i7. Really, a part of me dies every time I see that.

They have quad core models. Just not in a ULV version. You can buy a quad core haswell laptop right now (i7 5700hq)

[Bouzoo]

They have quad core models. Just not in a ULV version. You can buy a quad core haswell laptop right now (i7 5700hq)

 

Please give us a proper 4 core i5 in a laptop. 

[Curufinwe_wins]

They have quad core models. Just not in a ULV version. You can buy a quad core haswell laptop right now (i7 5700hq)

Thats broad well but still.

 

And honestly for the mobile platform it works like this.

 

pentium/celeron is dual core no HT no Turbo

 

i3 is 2 core w/HT but w/o Turbo

 

i5 is 2 core w/HT w/Turbo

 

i7 is faster i5s with some 4 core mobiles.

 

I wouldn't mind if i5 was stuck as dual core with turbo if there didn't exist a single i7 that was also a dual core, but calling any dual core an i7 is mega stupid.

[Kazooey]

no quad core? see you later. 

[patrickjp93]

no quad core? see you later.

There never is in the U Series. That's always H/M series.

[Kazooey]

There never is in the U Series. That's always H/M series.

 

Oh yea, I totally knew that.... my bad