Intel Unveils New Coffee Lake 8th Gen Core Line-Up With First Core i9 Mobile CPU (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: Intel is announcing a big update to its processor families today, with new 8th Gen Coffee Lake-based Core chips for both mobile and desktop platforms. On the mobile side of the equation, the most interesting processors are no doubt Intel's new six-core Coffee Lake parts, starting with the Core i7-8750H. This processor comes with base/max single-core turbo boost clocks of 2.2GHz and 4.2GHz respectively, while the Core i7-8850H bumps those clocks to 2.6GHz and 4.3GHz respectively. Both processors have six cores (12 threads), a TDP of 45 watts and 9MB of shared Smart Cache.However, the new flagship processor is without question the Intel Core i9-8950HK, which is the first Core i9-branded mobile processor. It retains the 6/12 (core/thread) count of the lower-end parts, but features base and turbo clocks of 2.9GHz and 4.8GHz respectively. The chip also comes unlocked since it caters to gaming enthusiasts and bumps the amount of Smart Cache to 12MB. Intel is also announcing a number of lower powered Coffee Lake-U series chips for thin and light notebooks, some of which have on board Iris Plus integrated graphics with 128MB of on-chip eDRAM, along with some lower powered six-core and quad-core desktop chips that support the company's Optane memory in Intel's new 300 series chipset platform.

Comments

Meltdown and Spectre compatible?

[Anonymous Coward]

I am curious if these chips will break compatibility with the previous Meltdown and Spectre data sharing apps. Have they made changes to this feature set?

Re:Why bother?

[110010001000]

That is because Moore's Law has been dead for sometime now, because physics. Digital computing is reaching a dead end now. Apple is smart to start creating their new chips because Intel has hit a ceiling with nowhere to go.

For 3D, CAD And DCC Users This Is Great News

[dryriver]

Laptops for content creators and CAD designers have been stuck in 4-Core, 3.3 - 3.7 GHz land for many, many years. 6 cores, 4.8 GHz max and also Optane memory will definitely make a difference in this area. If your last Core i7 laptop was bought 2 - 3 years ago, a new Core i9 laptop should feel much faster in comparison. I would have loved 8-cores instead of 6, but maybe that's coming next.