New Intel Core M processor will supercharge future tablets
New Intel Core M processor will supercharge future tablets
The new processor range will focus on three mobile segments (convertibles, ultra portables, tablets), delivering what Intel says, is the most energy-efficient processor in the company's history at 4.5W.
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The Core M uses a 14nm manufacturing process and offers 50% more CPU performance as well as 40% faster graphics performance compared to last year's Core i5-4302Y.
Other advantages include significantly lower power consumption and consequently power dissipation; that translates into a fanless design — which reduces the size and weight of the devices and improves reliability — as well as much better battery life.
Setting the laptop free at last:
The Core M platform will also include support for high-quality audio, Wi-Di 5.0, second generation 802.11ac with wireless docking WiGiG coming in the (near) future.
Intel expects manufacturers to come out with tablet products less than 9mm thin; that about the thickness of the Apple iPad 2. More than 20 OEM products based on the Core M processor are expected to hit the shelves just in time for Christmas.
One of the highlights of the keynote was the Llama Mountain reference device that is a 7.2mm tablet that's only 670 grams, thanks to a motherboard package half the size.
Three SKUs will be available at launch: The Intel Core M-5Y10, the 5Y10a, both clocked at up to 2GHz and the M-5Y70, clocked at up to 2.6GHz; the latter also supports vPro, making it a good fit for business users.
Intel also announced that it will provide with a $280 software bundle for SMEs called Small Business Program Partners Software Bundle for selected products.
Source: IndiaToday.
