Intel Unveils 10th-Gen ‘Comet Lake’ 14nm Laptop CPUs with LPDDR4X Support

Aug. 22, 2019

Intel on Wednesday introduced eight 10th-generation Core processors for laptops, ultrabooks and convertibles.Codenamed‘Comet Lake’, the processors are based on Intel’s existing14nm Skylake CPU architectureand, have sub-15W TDPs. The lineup includes Intel’s first hexa-core processor in the U-series, while the Y-series chips come with up to four cores. While the former is configurable up to 25W for maximum performance, the latter can be configured down to 4.5W (fanless) for increased efficiency.

Both offer faster CPU frequencies, faster memory interfaces and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity with up to Gigabit speeds. Specs include up to 4.9GHz max turbo frequency, up to 12MB of cache, up to 1.15 GHz of graphics frequency up to 2666 MT/s of DDR4 memory frequency. The top-endComet Lake chips will also offer LPDDR4X support, enabling OEMs to pack at least up to 32GB of RAM in their laptops. They’ll also come with higher base clocks – up to 2933MHz.

The Comet Lake processors will be sharing the 10-gen label with the10nm ‘Ice Lake’ partsreleased earlier this month, and are expected to fill a crucial void as the company still tries to ramp up its 10nm production to meet demand.

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