Intel has announced that its newest family of PC microprocessors, code-named Skylake will shore up the sale of Personal Computers (PCs) by 2016.
According to Intel, the new chips, which is dubbed 6th Gen Intel Core Processor is out for everything from tablet computers to high-end gaming PCs.
Speaking at a demo session to introduce the new technology, Olubunmi Ekundare, managing director of Intel Corporation West Africa, described Skylake as Intel’s best processor ever.
He explained that, Skylake delivers significantly better performance in key areas, including lower power usage and enhanced graphics that are 30 times better than the standard, delivering smooth gaming and video experiences.
“These are both critical issues in computer gaming, mobile workstations and other graphics-intensive markets that the new Skylake-based systems will be targeting. Also Skylake helps to solve some of the most nagging issues consumers have with PCs, securely eliminating older-style passwords and reducing wires with power, USB, and Thunderbolt over one tiny USB-C cable,” he said.
Ekundare noted that Skylake is also the most power-scalable processor Intel has ever created with SKUs ranging from 4.5W to 45W, meaning that the new chips will benefit solutions ranging from stick PCs to mini PCs to tablets, convertibles, laptops, desktops and all-in-ones.
He said,“Skylake is built on Intel’s 14-nanometer manufacturing process, therefore, the electrical circuits on the chips are 14 billionths of a meter apart and that helps make them much more scalable.”
Again, the new Skylake is optimised to work best together with the Windows 10, providing better overall experiences, removing computing frustrations, and providing more secure computing. The chips can start up a window 10 PC up to four times faster than the current PC owned by most people.
Jumoke Akiyode
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