Intel Introduces Eight New 10th Generation Comet Lake Processors

Intel has introduced a range of new processors to add to its 10th generation range. Today's announcement is focused on its Comet Lake processors, which makes it possible to decipher even more Y and U series processors.

The eight of these new 10th-generation processors use Intel's 14-nm process, not the Ice Lake 10-nm process. This does not make these bad, in itself. The new Intel Core i7-10710U processor is its first U-series hexacore processor. It has 12 threads and a higher maximum clock speed than some Intel Lake Ice processors.

The new 14-nm chips, however, will miss the benefits of 10-nm chips. On the whole, these machines will probably not be as efficient and will not claim the same excellent battery life as machines equipped with Ice Lake chips. None of them have the impressive Intel Gen11 integrated graphics, which he says can handle relatively smooth games at 1080p resolution. Comet Lake instead uses a previous version of its integrated graphics, as evidenced by the absence of "G" followed by a number in the model names. Basically, unless you buy a laptop with dedicated graphics from AMD or Nvidia, these 10th generation processors will not be able to do much on their own, depending on the games you like to play.

If you feel confused because of the very strange naming convention of the 10th Generation, Intel has made it even more confusing. The clues for distinguishing them are in their model names; You just have to know what you're looking for.

My colleague Sean Hollister has written an article that will help you break down exactly what makes a 10th Gen Ice Lake chip better than another. For these Comet Lake processors, you can sort them by searching for "U" or "Y" in their model names, as shown in the photo above. Intel Ice Lake processors are technically U and Y series products, but you will not find them in the name. Instead, Intel differentiates those with adding "G-number" at the end, which indicates that they are presenting its new Iris Plus graphics.

Ryan Smith's AnandTech also pointed out on Twitter that the new U Series chips will support LPDDR4x fast memory in laptops. So keep going, Apple and the other manufacturers, let 's please the DDR3. Intel also deserves a boost for maintaining consistency between these new U and Y series chips with the same support for Thunderbolt 3 and Wi-Fi 6 as the other 10th generation processors. The company's press release states that some of these processors will appear in machines bearing the "Project Athena" sticker, which guarantees that they have been checked and verified for a period of nine hours.

You are probably wondering where exactly you will find these processors. Intel says that they will be in the machines before the end of the holiday season. And even though its more powerful, high-performance 10nm chips will land in more expensive machines, these new processors will likely result in an influx of Ultrabooks, 2-in-1 notebooks, and other, slightly cheaper, and potentially even more powerful computers. include Surface Products and MacBook.