Intel in the United States time on August 30, 2016, released "the seventh generation of core processor" product line for PC (figure 1). These "Kaby Lake" for the development of the code of product supply will start in September. Manufacturing process for 14 nm, micro architecture for "Skylake", are the same as the sixth generation. The added for high-speed processing of 4 k video codec.

Intel released the seventh generation of core processor, strengthen the support for 4 k video

Intel announced in its annual report published in March 2016, the end of the original "Tick - Tock strategy". Tick - Tock strategy refers to the PC with the main CPU, every other year upgrade alternately micro architecture (interior design) and the strategy of manufacturing process. Released in 2015 sixth generation upgrade core micro architecture, released in 2014 fifth generation core to reduce to the 14 nm manufacturing process.

Intel in the future in addition to correspond to "Tick" narrow "manufacturing process" and with "Tock" corresponding "upgrade micro architecture", will also implement the "optimization" (figure 2). The seventh generation of core is the implementation of the "optimization" of new products. Manufacturing technology and micro structure did not change, it is slightly updated version (minor version up).

Intel released the seventh generation of core processor, strengthen the support for 4 k video 1

The issued a series of "Y" for laptop computers (TDP 4.5 W) 3 product and series of "U" (TDP for 15 W) of three products, a total of six. Four threads are dual core products (figure 3). Y series of models is the "core i7-7 y75", "core i5-7 y54" and "core m3-7 y30", U series for the core i7-7500 - U ", "core i5-7200 U" and "U" core i3-7100. Bulk wholesale price when buying 1000 ways, the core i7 two models for $393, the rest 4 for $281.

Intel released the seventh generation of core processor, strengthen the support for 4 k video 2

The seventh generation of core processor increases the speed can be increased through hardware encoding and decoding of 4 k video codec. 10 - bit "new support" 4 k HEVC codec of decoding and encoding, and "VP9 10 - bit codec decoding.

In addition to improved the sixth generation of core increase saving function "SpeedShift Technology". This function by dynamically change the working frequency of the processor to reduce power consumption. New products can be in a short period of time more than 6 generations to achieve maximum working frequency. To be specific, the sixth generation of maximum working frequency need to be more than 30 milliseconds, the seventh generation shortened to 15 milliseconds.