Monday, December 11th 2017
Intel Announces New Pentium Silver and Celeron Processors
Intel delivers industry-leading innovations and creates new experiences across its portfolio products. Today, Intel unveils the all-new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors.
The new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors are based on Intel's architecture codenamed Gemini Lake, and are engineered for a great balance of performance and connectivity for the things people do every day - working on office documents and spreadsheets, browsing online, enjoying favorite shows and movies, and editing photos - with great battery life. And it can all be performed on a range of devices at an amazing value. Pentium Silver will deliver 58 percent faster productivity performance compared with a similar 4-year-old PC.
The Pentium brand also adds a new extension after offering a range of processor performance for years. To help differentiate processor performance levels and make it easier for consumers to decide which device is best for them, Intel is introducing new brand levels: Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Pentium Gold. Intel Pentium Silver processors - launching today and based on the Gemini Lake architecture - represent the cost-optimized option in the Intel Pentium processor family. Intel Pentium Gold processors - which are already in market based on the Kaby Lake architecture - represent the highest-performing Pentium processors available7.
It is clearer than ever that fast and reliable connectivity is critical. For the first time on any PC platform, Intel will offer Gigabit Wi-Fi capability for ultra-fast connectivity with all-new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors. Using the industry standard of 2×2 802.11AC with 160MHz channels, users now have the capability for extremely fast networking performance that delivers download speeds up to two times faster compared with systems using 802.11AC, 12 times faster compared with systems using 802.11 BGN, and even faster than a wired Gigabit Ethernet connection3,4,7. Ultimately, this translates to Intel Gigabit Wi-Fi providing a blazing fast connection that allows users to enjoy devices uninterrupted - faster content streaming, collaborating with ease, faster web browsing and even downloading large files like HD movies in a flash.
Additionally, Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron-based systems will be able to handle the latest in enhanced media for a great experience streaming content from popular sites like YouTube and Netflix. Understanding that people aren't watching content in perfectly lit rooms, Intel is also delivering for the first time a display technology called Local Adaptive Contrast Enhancement (LACE) to the value space. This technology is designed to help people clearly see the screen outdoors in glare and bright light. All of this comes with hardware-enabled security for a faster and safer online experience that people expect from Intel products.
The new processors launching today are:
Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron Processors - By the Numbers:
The new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors are based on Intel's architecture codenamed Gemini Lake, and are engineered for a great balance of performance and connectivity for the things people do every day - working on office documents and spreadsheets, browsing online, enjoying favorite shows and movies, and editing photos - with great battery life. And it can all be performed on a range of devices at an amazing value. Pentium Silver will deliver 58 percent faster productivity performance compared with a similar 4-year-old PC.
It is clearer than ever that fast and reliable connectivity is critical. For the first time on any PC platform, Intel will offer Gigabit Wi-Fi capability for ultra-fast connectivity with all-new Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron processors. Using the industry standard of 2×2 802.11AC with 160MHz channels, users now have the capability for extremely fast networking performance that delivers download speeds up to two times faster compared with systems using 802.11AC, 12 times faster compared with systems using 802.11 BGN, and even faster than a wired Gigabit Ethernet connection3,4,7. Ultimately, this translates to Intel Gigabit Wi-Fi providing a blazing fast connection that allows users to enjoy devices uninterrupted - faster content streaming, collaborating with ease, faster web browsing and even downloading large files like HD movies in a flash.
Additionally, Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron-based systems will be able to handle the latest in enhanced media for a great experience streaming content from popular sites like YouTube and Netflix. Understanding that people aren't watching content in perfectly lit rooms, Intel is also delivering for the first time a display technology called Local Adaptive Contrast Enhancement (LACE) to the value space. This technology is designed to help people clearly see the screen outdoors in glare and bright light. All of this comes with hardware-enabled security for a faster and safer online experience that people expect from Intel products.
The new processors launching today are:
- Intel Pentium Silver processors N5000 for mobile and J5005 for desktop
- Intel Celeron processors N4100 and N4000 for mobile and J4105 and J4005 for desktop
Intel Pentium Silver and Intel Celeron Processors - By the Numbers:
- Download an 8GB HD movie before leaving on an airplane in about one minute with Intel 9560 AC as opposed to 10 minutes with 802.11 b/g/n
- Up to two times faster download speed than a 2×2 802.11ac
- Binge watch your favorite shows for up to 10 hrs2,7 of HD local playback without having to recharge (35WHr battery)
- Work on spreadsheets, browse online and edit photos up to 58 percent faster
- Edit a photo album in half the time
- Create a video slideshow from your favorite photo album in about half the time
19 Comments on Intel Announces New Pentium Silver and Celeron Processors
The uarch is Goldmont plus ~ en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/microarchitectures/goldmont_plus
The Atom name is no longer in use as it was universally seen as the brand name for "those horribly slow netbook CPUs". As soch, they're now Pentiums and Celerons built on *mont architectures (all of which are Atom derivatives).
I'm curious to see how the N5000 and N4000 series perform and actual consumer costs in the field, I have a PFSense build based on the N3150 that has really kicked ass since day one. Sadly the Asus board that used it as an SoC was out of stock quite often and now prices are jacked up on other boards with the same CPU. Regardless, still solid performers, but I was hoping to see more from them. Hoping this new generation gets a little more love.
I would like to see the J5005 in the next Synology (DS919+?) desktop ' Plus' model.
"Intel Pentium Gold processors - which are already in market based on the Kaby Lake architecture - represent the highest-performing Pentium processors available."
This is what I get on Pentium gold ~ en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/pentium_gold
Just an FYI, the Gxxx models are for gold, regardless of uarch.
Same as before, there's two series, both are Ultra Low Power (ULP), both are SoC (CPU and PCH together). J-series (10W TDP) for mini desktops, NUC, NAS, etc., and N-series (6W TDP) for Chromebooks and similar laptops.