Specifications of Intel "Skylake" desktop processors leaked?
Specifications of Intel "Skylake" desktop processors leaked?
The specifications of two upcoming Intel “Skylake” desktop CPUs have been allegedly leaked by Turkish website PCfrm. However, as noted by the report from Kitguru, PCfrm isn’t well-known for reliable leaks, and the source of the leak isn’t verified by PCfrm. Therefore, the information has to be taken with a pinch of salt.
Processor Model | Cores / Threads | Frequency (Base/Turbo) | Intel Smart Cache |
Memory (DDR3L/DDR4) |
Integrated GPU | TDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-6700K | 4 / 8 | 4.0 / 4.2GHz | 8 MB |
DDR3-1600/ DDR4-2133 |
Intel HD graphics 5000 series | 95W |
Intel Core i5-6600K | 4 / 4 | 3.5 / 3.9GHz | 8 MB |
DDR3-1600/ DDR4-2133 |
Intel HD graphics 5000 series | 95W |
The two desktop CPUs are the Intel Core i7-6700K and the Intel Core i5-6600K. They are unlocked processors with overclockers and power users in mind. They also come in the new LGA1151 CPU package, and they have the same thermal envelope of 95W. The memory controller of the chip supports low-voltage DDR3, rated at 1600MHz, and DDR4 memory, rated at 2133MHz. Their graphics cores have been upgraded to the Intel HD graphics 5000 series.
The more powerful Skylake processor has four cores, with support for HyperThreading. It has a base clock speed of 4.0GHz, with a Turbo clock speed of 4.2GHz. In terms of last level cache, the processor still features 8MB of CPU cache, accessible to all cores via Intel Smart Cache. The quad-core Core i5-6600K doesn’t support HyperThreading. It has a base clock speed of 3.5GHz, and a Turbo clock speed of 3.9GHz. It has 6MB of last level cache.
With reference to the Intel “tick-tock” model, the alleged Skylake processors will occupy the tock cycle. It’s the upcoming Broadwell chips, the successors to the current Haswell chips, which will occupy the tick cycle. Therefore, they share the same 14nm fabrication process but the Skylake processors will feature a new microarchitecture, in comparison with the Broadwell ones.