Intel Coffee Lake processors 8th generation Core will offer up to 6 cores

In late spring, we learned that Intel was accelerating its schedule to advance release of its 8th generation Core Processors - Coffee Lake. outlines of this new series are now revealed with some leaks relayed by our colleagues of Duck PC Hardware.

We know, Intel is booming since  noticeable and remarkable release of AMD Ryzen processors . Forced to see return of a certain competition, the giant microprocessors has not ceased to review its plans of attack. Completed  time of very high-end chips limited to 10 cores and up to the arrival of Core i9 , references of up to 18 - story to cut short the incursion of AMD and its Threadripper to 16 cores maximum . Also places at a faster than expected arrival of  8th generation of Core consumer processors , Coffee Lake. Remember, it will simply be a refresh of Kaby Lake series which does Was itself only a refreshment of Skylake . 14 nm engraving is thus retained and the gain will only be made on a frequency rise, some minor optimizations and addition of cores for certain references. Planned early in 2018, the first chips could finally land at the end of summer. 

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Characteristics of a part of the Coffee Lake range:

• Core i7-8700K: 6C / 12T, 12MB L3, 95W, 3.7GHz
• Core i7-8700: 6C / 12T, 12MB L3, 95W, 3.2GHz
• Core i5-8600K: 6C / 6C, 9MB L3, 95W, 3.6GHz
• Core i5-8400: 6C / 6C, 9MB L3, 65W, 2.8GHz

This acceleration of CPU outputs of Intel is confirmed by  availability of first final samples from which CPC Hardware was able to obtain details. We learn that Core i7-8700K will embed 6 cores (+ Hyper-threading) at a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. turbo mode will allow up to 4.3 GHz on a single core, 4.2 GHz on two cores and 4 GHz on three or more cores.  Core i7-8700 takes over 6 cores + HT, But saw its base frequency drop to 3.2 GHz. 

Next two Core i5 which, if they keep 6 cores, lose Hyper-threading. Core i5-8600K will have a base frequency of 3.6 GHz while Core i5-8400 will be set to 2.8 GHz.  turbo frequencies are not yet revealed. With regard to TDP, there is talk of 95 W on  Core i7 and i5-8600K and 65 W on i5-8400. It is obviously possible that other intermediate references are proposed, notably a Core i5-8500. 

Regarding mobile platforms, we note the notable arrival of a reference to 4 cores in "U" series for a TDP of 28 watts. As our colleagues point out, U series were limited to " Here with dual-core chips and only H series - with TDP of 45 W - proposed to go to 4 cores. What to see come of ultraportables (type Microsoft Surface Laptop ) and other two-in-one (type Samsung Galaxy Book ) much more swiftly.

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