Today Intel disclosed
its new 4-th Gen. processors named Haswell. Today's first batch of microprocessors include
quad-core processors for laptops & Desktop PC's.
Intel is
taking the wraps off of five Core i7 laptop processors and 12 quad-core i5 /i7
desktop chips today.
- 50% active battery time increased
- 20 times better idle battery time increased
The new
generation is focused on three, two of which are built for performance over
efficiency. Ultrabooks with 15W U-series processors will use comparatively
ordinary (if still faster) HD 5000 graphics. Thin-and-light laptops with 28W
U-series chips get a new tier, Iris, that Intel claims is up to twice as fast
in 3D as last year's HD Graphics. Power-hungry parts see even more of a boost:
they can carry Iris Pro graphics with embedded DRAM, which should double the 3D
speed on H-series mobile chips (47-55W of typical power) and triple it for the
R-series (around 65-84W) on the desktop.
The
feature set for the graphics trio is slightly more familiar to us, although
there are a few tricks up Intel's sleeve. All three can draw Direct
X 11.1 and OpenGL 4 visuals, as well as take on Open
Cl 1.2 computing and faster media processing. We're almost more
interested in the display modes, though. Along with receiving
"enhanced" 4K output, the new Core graphics can handle a 3-screen
collage mode -- we won't need dedicated video for a large, multi-monitor
canvas. Sadly, Intel isn't providing more than incidental details about the
processors themselves, although it has already teased that we'll get the full
story around the Computex show in early June.
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