Intel is set to launch its first 10nm chips based on a new “Cannonlake” architecture in late 2017 or early 2018. But we already know that there are some folks testing early versions of the chips, thanks to leaked benchmark results. And it looks like at least one Chromebook (or maybe Chromebox) with a Cannonlake […]
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Intel Cannonlake chips show up in Geekbench, Sandra benchmark results
Word on the street is that Intel’s upcoming 10nm Cannonlake processors might not ship until 2018. But it looks like someone at Intel is testing some pre-production units, because two different Cannonlake chips have shwoed up at benchmark sites recently. Geekbench shows a listing for what seems to be a low-power, entry-level Cannonlake chip, while […]
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Intel: Not all 10nm chips are equal (and ours are better than yours)
Samsung and Qualcomm may be some of the first chip makers to bring 10nm processors to market, but Intel wants you to know that not all chips built using a 10nm process are the same… and that its upcoming 10nm chips will be “a full generation ahead” of the competition. Basically the idea is that a […]
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Lilbits 309: Keeping Windows 10 small
Around a decade ago it seemed like a safe bet that personal computers would keep getting faster processors, more storage space, and other beefed up hardware. So when Microsoft released new versions of its operating systems, the system requirements tended to be higher than those for previous versions. These days there are plenty of powerful […]