Can someone tell me why the higher-end surfaces and 2in1s and larger tablets in general are over $2k?
Why in general are they more expensive then equivalent specced laptops? Because of the materials they use? I know form factor has a lot to do with it but for $2k the performance you get compared to $2k spent on a normal laptop or small desktop is absurd. Just for a low powered i7?
I'm sure there is a need for it, but still I can get over the price/performance.
I have two computers:
2. A living room computer/HTPC with a core2 duo and 2GB of ram, spinning drive.
Both running Windows 7 64.
Getting more performance out of 2) is important as it is painfully slow.
Dell refreshes XPS 13 and XPS 15, and debuts XPS 12 tablet hybrid
www.pcworld.com/article/2990320/laptop-computers/dells-xps-laptops-get-bigger-with-the-999-xps-15-and-better-with-all-skylake-cpus.html
Love the thin bezels. This new wave of Windows 10 devices is really impressive.
Idontcare / semiconductor question
Can someone help me, I just realized something I hadn't realized before...
The thing that is normally associated with performance, is Lgate or the length of the gate.
Well, what I realized is that I always thought it was the length of the channel, but the channel is of course not called gate.
So here's my question: am I indeed wrong? Are Lgate and Lchannel different? Then what is Lgate actually?
Idontcare / semiconductor question
Can someone help me, I just realized something I hadn't realized before...
The thing that is normally associated with performance, is Lgate or the length of the gate.
Well, what I realized is that I always thought it was the length of the channel, but the channel is of course not called gate.
So here's my question: am I indeed wrong? Are Lgate and Lchannel different? Then what is Lgate actually?
http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee130/sp06/chp7full.pdfGate Length (Lg) versus Channel Length (L) and Experimental Data versus Equations
Gate length is the physical length of the gate and can be accurately measured with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It is carefully controlled in the fabrication plant (called fab in short). The channel length, in comparison, can not be determined accurately due to the lateral diffusion of the source and drain junctions. L tracks Lg well but the difference between the two just can not be quantified precisely. As a result, Lg is widely used in lieu of L in data collection and presentations such as in Fig. 7-3. L is used in theoretical equations but it is understood that L can not be known precisely for small real transistors. Thus we rely on measured data and complex computer simulations of devices for precise device development and circuit design. On the other hand, we rely on the theoretical equations to guide the interpretation of the data, the design of new experiments, and the search for new innovative ideas.
I was under the impression that the 6300U and the 6700U, i.e. the vPro compatible tiers, are Q1 2016 products. Does that mean the SP4 is still quite a ways away?
I was under the impression that the 6300U and the 6700U, i.e. the vPro compatible tiers, are Q1 2016 products. Does that mean the SP4 is still quite a ways away?
Kabylake is a Intel® Processor containing Intel® HD Graphics following Skylake. It is Gen9p5, so it inherits everything from Skylake. So let's define Kabylake as Skylake and reuse the great job Damien and others did for Skylake. The caveat is that Kabylake A0 was derivated from Skylake D0, so we needed some adjusts on revid handling in order to avoid old and not anymore needed workarounds.
Kabylake is gen 9.5 derivated from Skylake H0 stepping. So we don't need pre-production Skylake workaround and also firmware loading will use SKL H0 offsets.
http://www.spinics.net/lists/intel-gfx/msg77327.htmlAlso, following kernel definition Kabylake is Skylake.
But... that means that HDMI 2.0 is not fully supported, however Maxwell gives the best experience then.There is native HDMI 2.0 on Maxwell, just one example. It's just a question of time when Intel adds it imho. Although missing HEVC 10 bit decode is a bigger issue. There are other solutions/workarounds for missing HDMI 2.0.
As I read Anandtech chart its the i5 6300U and i7 6600U for January shipping from Dell with the XPS 13.
Toshibas Radius 12 2-in-1 packs an UltraHD 4K panel into a 12.5-inch diagonal screen, and if thats not interesting enough for you, get this: Its also one of the first mobile PCs out of the gate with a Skylake CPU.
Toshiba outfitted the Radius 12 with an Intel Core i7-6500U 'Skylake' CPU. For those who dont speak model numbers, thats Intels latest, 6th-generation Skylake CPU. Theres also 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM/1600, and a 256GB M.2 drive. For graphics, its Intels integrated HD 520.
For a performance comparison, I took the 13-inch Lenovo LaVie Z with its Core i7-5500U and HD5500 and upgraded it to Windows 10 to run performance benchmarks. That means Core i7-5500U in the Lenovo against the Core i7-6500U in the Toshiba.
The result? Skylake, at least in this showdown, shows a significant performance advantage.
The performance difference there is what you call a boom in John Madden-speak. So why is it so much faster? Some of it is Skylakes design, which is wider than Broadwell and Haswell. Some of it is the chip's higher Turbo Boost scores too.
For example, the encode we run is a worst-case scenario for laptops and takes about two hours to run. On the Lenovo the CPU starts out at 2.9GHz but after two minutes, it falls back to 2.6GHz, where it stays until the encode task is done. The Toshibas Skylake chip stars the encode at 3GHz and holds that clock speed until the entire job is done.
toshiba radius12 3dmark skydiver
Skylakes graphics prowess again puts the Toshiba way out in front.
The Toshiba Radius 12 and its Skylake chip also lead the graphics benchmarking by a very healthy margin. The upshot is the Radius 12 is easily the fastest Ultrabook weve seen to date in both CPU and graphics operations.
The base model iMac comes with a 3.2-gigahertz Core i5 processor, 8 gigabytes of RAM, a 1-terabyte hard drive, and an AMD Radeon R9 M380 graphics card with 2 gigabytes of VRAM. For $1,999 buyers can upgrade to a 1 terabyte Fusion Drive, and a Radeon R9 M390 graphics card. The top-end stock configuration, priced at $2,229, includes a 3.3-gigahertz Core i5, a 2-terabyte Fusion Drive, and Radeon R9 M395 graphics.
In each case though shoppers can customize their order for even better perofrmance. In the case of the top-end model, this includes options like a 4-gigahertz Core i7 processor, up to 32 gigabytes of RAM, and up to 3 terabytes of Fusion Drive space, or 1 terabyte of pure flash storage. For faster graphics, buyers can pick a Radeon R9 M395X card with 4 gigabytes of VRAM. Stock models are shipping as quickly as Oct. 15. Built-to-order configurations will take longer.