Intel has officially unveiled their full line-up of Skylake sixth-generation Core processors today, spanning a range of product categories from performance desktops to low-power compute sticks. According to Intel, the new Core m processors perform 40% better than the last generation Core m processors and are better than the iPad Air 2 giving up to 10 hours of battery life.
Intel estimates that there are more than 500 million computers in use today that are 4-5 years old or older.
The first wave of computing focused on personal computers, and then laptops, where Intel was dominant. The chips will also allow users to play 4K videos, although only few contents that have the resolution are available at the moment. A number of the systems are aimed at the upcoming holiday buying season, carrying the hope that PCs that offer the combination of Windows 10 and the Skylake processors can slow the decline in global PC shipments that has been going on since 2011.
Intel mentioned that the chips will be compatible for most devices including tablets and gaming PCs.
Ten 15W and four 28W Intel Core U-series processors for 2 in 1 convertibles and ultra-thin clamshells. “The Intel Compute Stick lineup expands to include a version powered by the 6th Gen Intel Core M processor”, says Intel.
Intel claims that the Skylake chips will lead to increased performance, graphics power and battery life for laptops. He believes that “This is something that only happens once every decade or so”, blaming the near-perfect flawless synchronicity in the release of Windows 10 and the sixth-gen Core processors, and admits that such ideal overlapping of a new CPU launch and a new OS does not happen very often. More devices will feature Thunderbolt™ 3 for USB Type-C, enabling one compact port that does it all. According to Intel, Skylake has been designed from the ground up to be its most energy-efficient microarchitecture yet, which would make sense for a family that needs to work in a sprawling variety of devices.
The firm already has facial recognition technology in its RealSense cameras and the presentation showed this technology being used to gain entrance to your auto, as well as giving “eyes” to drones, which can then manoeuvre around obstacles on their own. New Intel Speed Shift technology improves the responsiveness of mobile systems so people can, for example, apply a photo filter up to 45 percent faster than previous processors from Intel.