Intel's 6th generation mobile core processors - what's that? According to Intel, it's simple: these are the best and most energy-efficient models of all; It would also be strange if they are worse than their predecessors. But even that has happened in the past in the world of processors ...
But back to the sixth generation: These are again mobile Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 with new model numbers and the new Core m3, Core m5 and Core m7 - the details and differences are explained in the article.
All new mobile CPUs are designed for use in tablets , 2 in 1 devices and notebooks and are based on the new Skylake architecture . Skylake is a microarchitecture that Intel will gradually redeploy for its Celeron, Pentium, Core and Xeon series processors. The production of CPUs with Skylake architecture is unchanged at 14 nm structure width. Compared to its predecessors with the so-called Broadwell architecture , Intel has been working on many small screws to make command processing faster and more efficient. The same applies to the integrated in the processor graphics engine.
More efficient, more economical, smaller: According to Intel, the Skylake-based core processors of the 6th generation will enable even smaller form factors and thinner devices. The mobile core processors with Skylake architecture scale from 4.5 to 45 watts. Thus, the CPUs cover fanless tablet as well as powerful notebooks .
Growth market 2-in-1s
In addition to tablets with Windows 10, Intel refers above all the 2-in-1 devices as the major growth market. This is a notebook and tablet in one device. Typically, the keyboard is removable in this type of device. While there were around 25 designs of 2-in-1 devices in 2013 according to Intel, more than 80 different models are currently on the market. According to a study "Intel Buyer Study Q2 / 2015" 50 percent of the buyers actually wanted a tablet, but went with a 2-in-1 device from the store.
For tablets and just the 2-in-1 devices Intel intends its new processors of the series Core m3, Core m5 and Core m7. The predecessor with Broadwell architecture , there was only one series "Core M" with different model numbers 5Yxx . For the new Skylake-based models, Intel introduces the Core m3, m5 and m7 series in the same way as the Core i3, i5 and i7. This should allow buyers of devices to better understand the performance of the processors.
