Intel is a bit strange to this year's processor naming adjustment, which will certainly make consumers feel more confused when the choose and buy. Laptop Mag, points out that the Core m disappeared, replaced by the Core, I want to through the alphabet which distinguish notebook processor performance strength method is getting harder. In short, does a great deal of difference between both. The Core is a processor can I see on most laptops (including Surface Pro and MacBook Air), consumers don't have to worry about performance basically not enough.

Rename the Core after m series processor.

Core m, by contrast, most of the ultra-thin fanless tablet/notebook on mixing equipment, performance in general (temperature wall/frequency is common), emphasises the light office application and web browsing.

Unfortunately, from this year's Kaby Lake architecture processor, Intel mixed the bucket of water more mixed up. After the m5 and m7 processors, now ranks the i5 and i7 anew under the title.

If you don't watch carefully, it is very easy to trick to fool on this model. (for example, the performance of the MacBook Pro generally more stronger, and weaker) MacBook,

For the name change, Intel's explanation is "response to feedback from consumers and manufacturers, make things less complicated. Scott Massey wrote to TheVerge mentioned in the email:

We are also the Core m product line has obtained the remarkable performance improvement, and its morphology and performance line become blurred.

We recognize that all of the different models (SKU) there is a difference between, but the gap has no Core m launch so big in 2 years ago.

Massey took over the years in the "Core" I's dual/quad Core products, for example, according to the Core difference between m and the Core I chip is not always so big.

M processor power consumption at about 7 watts, and I is the lowest 7.5 watts, so the switch from one level to another level is very tight, the gap is not quite as big as a few years ago, people thought.

In recent years, the Core m chip has got a real ascension, in 2015 the MacBook, for example, we found it in open 10 Chrome TAB and then some reluctantly, but already can easily cope with 2016 MacBook, and surprisingly fast.

Of course, if you would check the model table, or can easily distinguish the performance of the processor, such as the i5-7 y54 Y series. As for has with the Core of U I product lines (such as i5-7200 - U), their name will remain the same.