Intel announces 10th Gen Comet Lake CPUs: Fixed the worst thing about thin laptops

Published Aug 23, 2019

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Intel has released quite a few things in the past couple of weeks. The new models from the 10^th Gen Core CPU lineup come first in that context. And now, it has announced chips in the new Comet lake family. Though it is based on a different architecture, the targeted segment is the same. The previously announced chips based on Intel’s Ice lake architecture will be the first 10nm process chips to be mass-marketed from the company. However, these newly announced Comet Lake chips will use quite antiquated 14nm process. Both the CPU’s will be sold as the 10^th Gen Intel Core U-series and Y-series models. Furthermore, the chips are aimed at the thin and light notebook segment.

Both the U-series and Y- series have 4 Comet Lake models. 15W nominal TDP for the U-series and 17W nominal TDP for the Y-series is claimed by the company. However, OEMs have the option to configure them as per requirements. The U-series models can be configured up to 25 W. Whereas the models in the Y-series can be configured between 4.5W-9W considering the thermal environment. Also Read: Vivo launches iQOO Pro: Can it usurp the existing players? A detailed comparison between the Ice Lake and the Comet Lake processor is given below.

Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake Vs Ice Lake Processors

Platform	Ice Lake	Comet Lake
Process	10nm	14nm
Brand	Intel Core i3, i5, i7	Intel Core i3, i5, i7
Thermal Design Power	9W, 15W, 28W	7W, 15W
Cores/Threads	Up to 4C/8T	Up to 6C/12T
LL Cache Size	Up to 8MB	Up to 12MB
Max Turbo Frequency	Up to 4.1GHz	Up to 4.9GHz
Graphics Configuration	Intel Iris Plus up to 64EU, UHD graphics	Intel UHD graphics
Graphics Frequency	Up to 1.1GHz	Up to 1.15GHz
Integrated Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+)	Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+)
USB Type-C	Up to 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports	Up to 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports
Memory	LP4/x-3733, DDR4-3200	LP4X-2933, LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666

Laptops based on this newly announced series should arrive sometime around the late Q3 or early Q4. It is being speculated that those devices could probably launch during the IFA 2019 trade show. These models should reap the benefit of Intel’s Project Athena. This initiative promises better battery life, improved responsiveness, and connectivity. Hopefully, the devices will live up to their billing.