The fourth generation Core processors code named Haswell signifiantly boosts graphics, while reducing power consumption, and could increase battery life on Ultrabooks by 50 percent.
Chip major Intel has unveiled fourth generation of Core processors code named Haswell officially at Computex in Taiwan.
The company announced availability of five Core i7 processors and nine Core i5 processors for the desktop and said that more processors targeting various form factors from tablets to servers will be released over the next three month time frame.
“Today, we deliver on the vision set forth two years ago to reinvent the laptop with the introduction of our 4th generation Intel Core processors that were designed from the ground up for the ultrabook and serve as the foundation for a new era of 2-in-1 computing,” said Tom Kilroy, Executive Vice President, Intel. “We made one of the most seismic changes to our roadmap ever to build these new Core processors that deliver the performance of the PC and the mobility of a tablet in one device.”
Kilroy added that Intel has almost 50 new design wins from various OEMs for tablets, notebooks and ultrabooks based on the new processors.
Intel claimed that the new Haswell processors are a major improvement–especially for portable PCs like ultrabooks, tablets, and hybrids. There are two main benefits to Haswell that are uniquely suited to deliver a better portable computing experience: power efficiency and graphics performance.
According to Intel, Haswell boosts battery life by 50 percent over a similar Ivy Bridge processor. An Intel Core i7-4650U processor can deliver over nine hours of HD video playback on a single charge. It also operates more efficiently, and has a lower TDP (Thermal Design Power) so it requires less power to cool the processor as well.
Intel also has taken on AMD’s Accelerated Processing Unit(APU) by integrating graphics onto the die. The high end processors in the series is embedded with the new Intel Iris graphics core, while the low power processors in U and Y series have Intel HD 5000 on the die.
The new processors are based on the LGA 1150 socket which means that desktop users will have to upgrade both motherboard and processor.
According to the Intel website, the prices for the entry level Core i5 processors would start at Rs 12,000 on the street.
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