Yeah I noticed that, that's why I need some comparison to go by. There's one failure in there that is particularly worrying. The max SMI latency number."This download is valid for the product(s) listed below."
There is no Skylake CPU listed..
Exclusive, prototype Kabylake-U details via SiSoftware
This one has 4MB L3 and 2.6GHz base clock so we're possibly looking at Core i7-6500U's successor.
Chipset/Memory Intel Wireless 8260;
8GB HMT451S6BFR8A-PB DDR3 SODIMM PC3-12800
Fixed Storage INTEL SSDSC2CT080A4
General Processor (GP) Intel Kabylake Mobile Graphics
General Processor (GP) Intel Kabylake HD Graphics ULT GT2
Computer/Device Intel Kabylake Client platform Kabylake Client System
''Intel(R) Kabylake Mobile Graphics Controller (192SP 24C 1GHz, 3.1GB) (OpenCL)''
Same iGPU config as Skylake but improved architecture/media (Gen 9.5)?
If this is real (not some current system listed wrong), looks like Kabylake-U is up and running.
Kabylake-U? vs Core i7-6500U's Average Scores
- Processor Arithmetic
Kabylake-U: 49.54GOPS
Core i7-6500U: 45.63GOPS
- Processor Multi-Media
Kabylake-U: 141.26Mpix/s
Core i7-6500U: 125.52Mpix/s
- .NET Arithmetic
Kabylake-U: 16.47GOPS
Core i7-6500U: 14.54GOPS
- .NET Multi-Media
Kabylake-U: 11.55Mpix/s
Core i7-6500U: 10.40Mpix/s
- Processor Cryptography (High Security)
Kabylake-U: 3.67GB/s
Core i7-6500U: 3.26GB/s
What core enhancements? I had thought KabyLake was a carbon-copy of Skylake + iGPU improvements (actually I had heard it was Gen10).
Intel CEO said:To address this cadence, in the second half of 2016 we plan to introduce a third 14-nanometer product code named Kaby Lake, built on the foundations of the Skylake micro-architecture but with key performance enhancements.
Yea, but technically, faster clockspeed would be "enhanced core performance" would it not?
What core enhancements? I had thought KabyLake was a carbon-copy of Skylake + iGPU improvements (actually I had heard it was Gen10).
It is Gen9p5, so it inherits everything from Skylake.
Reposting from last page:
At the beginning I also thought the CPU side was simply a higher-clocked Skylake, but lately it has been speculated Kabylake brings a new x86 core.
i dont think its a new core, look at gops difference, 45-49...most likely slightly higher clocks..just like 4770k vs 4790k.
ShintaiDK said:Its not a core refresh from what I have seen. We have to see what these enhancements are. I expect the usual 3-5% IPC.
Macbook Pro 13'' 2016 @ Geekbench
First sight of 28W Skylake-U: Core i7-6567U 2C/4T (3.3-3.6GHz) + Iris Graphics 550 (1100MHz + 64MB eDRAM)
Interesting question, whether or not a lower clocked true quad at the same TDP would be a better solution.
Probably dual core is better for something like a 13-inch rMBP. Quad would not be able to sustain high frequencies in 28w power envelope and graphics performance would have to be scaled down to accommodate more CPU cores.
Dual core is still sweet spot for such machines until there is a significant breakthrough in process technology.
Could you post in the benchmark your Computer with Cinebench 11.5 and perhaps show the different scores with different ram speeds.
I guess from the officially supported 2133mhz, then the common speeds up from there, like 2400mhz, 2800mhz, & the 3000mhz your memory runs at.Sure, what speeds are you interested in?
Probably now they have a 14nm variant with higher fmax and were able to backtrack on pipeline lenght to hw/bw levels.
Ok, that clears me. Thanks for the info... I was expecting at least a massive iGPU improvement from Kabylake... seems that I skip that generation then.Dark zero, didn't you read the Benchlife slide?
"Enhanced Full Range BCLK over clocking"..
Intel has no intention of nurfing bclk overclocking..
Macbook Pro 13'' 2016 @ Geekbench
First sight of 28W Skylake-U: Core i7-6567U 2C/4T (3.3-3.6GHz) + Iris Graphics 550 (1100MHz + 64MB eDRAM)