Intel introduced eighth-generation Core processors

Intel has officially introduced the eighth generation of its Core processor line, which is 40% faster than the seventh generation Core chips in multitasking mode, writes Ferra .

It is reported that the first new generation Intel Core processors are based on the updated Kaby Lake Refresh architecture on the “14+” process technology, improved compared to the 14 nm process technology of the previous generation Kaby Lake architecture. In the future, Intel plans to release Coffee Lake chips for desktop PCs using the 14++ process technology as part of the same eighth-generation Core family.

Currently, the new line is represented by Kaby Lake i7 and i5 U-series processors for laptops (i7-8650U, i7-8550U, i5-8350U and i5-8250U). All these chips received four cores with eight threads, Intel 620 graphics and support for DDR4-2400 LPDDR3-2133 memory with two channels. The base frequency of the processors ranges from 1.6 to 1.9 GHz, and in turbo mode it ranges from 3.4 to 4.2 GHz.

The first ultrabooks based on the eighth generation Intel Core are expected to hit the market this fall.