Intel Launches Lakefield Hybrid Processors: Uncompromised PC Experiences for Innovative Form-Factors

[btarunr]

Today, Intel launched Intel Core processors with Intel Hybrid Technology, code-named "Lakefield." Leveraging Intel's Foveros 3D packaging technology and featuring a hybrid CPU architecture for power and performance scalability, Lakefield processors are the smallest to deliver Intel Core performance and full Windows compatibility across productivity and content creation experiences for ultra-light and innovative form factors.

"Intel Core processors with Intel Hybrid Technology are the touchstone of Intel's vision for advancing the PC industry by taking an experience-based approach to designing silicon with a unique combination of architectures and IPs. Combined with Intel's deepened co-engineering with our partners, these processors unlock the potential for innovative device categories of the future," said Chris Walker, Intel corporate vice president and general manager of Mobile Client Platforms.



Intel Core processors with Intel Hybrid Technology deliver full Windows 10 application compatibility in up to a 56% smaller package area for up to 47% smaller board size and extended battery life, providing OEMs more flexibility in form factor design across single, dual and foldable screen devices while delivering the PC experiences people expect. They are also:

• The first Intel Core processors shipping with attached package-on-package (PoP) memory, further reducing board size.
• The first Intel Core processors to deliver as low as 2.5 mW of standby SoC power - an up to 91% reduction compared to Y-series processors - for more time between charges.
• The first Intel processors to feature native dual internal display pipes, making them ideally suited for foldable and dual-screen PCs.

Two announced designs powered by the Intel Core processors with Intel Hybrid Technology and co-engineered with Intel include the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold, the first fully functional PC with a folding OLED display unveiled at CES 2020 and expected to ship this year, and the Intel-based Samsung Galaxy Book S expected in select markets starting in June.

Intel Core i5 and i3 processors with Intel Hybrid Technology leverage a 10 nm Sunny Cove core to take on more intense workloads and foreground applications, while four power-efficient Tremont cores balance power and performance optimization for background tasks. The processors are fully compatible with 32- and 64-bit Windows applications, helping reach new heights for the thinnest and lightest designs.

• Smallest package size, enabled by Foveros: With Foveros 3D stacking technology, processors achieve a dramatic reduction in package area - now only a miniscule 12x12x1 mm, approximately the size of a dime - by stacking two logic dies and two layers of DRAM in three dimensions, also eliminating the need for external memory.
• Hardware-guided OS scheduling: Enabling real-time communication between the CPU and the OS scheduler to run the right apps on the right cores, the hybrid CPU architecture helps deliver up to 24% better performance per SOC power and up to 12% faster single-threaded integer compute-intensive application performance.
• More than 2x throughput on Intel UHD for AI-enhanced workloads: Flexible GPU engine compute enables sustained, high-throughput inference applications - including AI-enhanced video stylization, analytics and image resolution upscaling.
• Up to 1.7x better graphics performance: Gen11 graphics delivers seamless media and content creation on the go - the biggest leap in graphics for Intel processor-based 7-watt systems. Convert video clips up to 54% faster, and with support for up to four external 4K displays, immerse in rich visuals for content creation and entertainment.
• Gigabit connectivity: With support for Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) and Intel LTE solutions, experience seamless video conferencing and streaming online.

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[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Uncompromising performance at 7watts?.

I think I will await reviews to discover the point of these.
I wouldn't buy a laptop with that in though I don't think.

 

[ARF]

Benchmarks First.

Intel Lakefield Core i5-L16G7 5-Core Foveros CPU on GeekBench Spotlight

With a base frequency of 1.38 GHz and a max of 2.95 GHz, the latest Intel Lakefield Core i5-L16G7 build on the latest mobile platform leveraging Intel's award-winning Foveros 3D stacking technology has score surprisingly well on Geekbench's 5 results for single-core performance. According

wastedgeeks.com

Android Benchmarks - Geekbench

 

[champsilva]

Benchmarks First.

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Intel Lakefield Core i5-L16G7 5-Core Foveros CPU on GeekBench Spotlight

With a base frequency of 1.38 GHz and a max of 2.95 GHz, the latest Intel Lakefield Core i5-L16G7 build on the latest mobile platform leveraging Intel's award-winning Foveros 3D stacking technology has score surprisingly well on Geekbench's 5 results for single-core performance. According

wastedgeeks.com

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Android Benchmarks - Geekbench

Geekbench numbers aren't comparable

 

[Carillon]

"Lakefield processors are the smallest to deliver Intel Core performance"
just want to point out that if they rebrand an atom to core, that atom will deliver core performance

 

[dj-electric]

This PR seriously makes the whole comment section completely miss the spot.
This criminally minimizes what Lakefield is, in terms of form factor and contents.

Can TPU at least upload the slideshow Intel made about it?

 

[john_]

Uncompromised PC Experiences

Let's see what this means.

- I want strong single thread performance.
- You get ONE core at somewhat mediocre frequency

- I want multithread performance
- Here, get four cores, four useless cores.

Hmmmm.... Uncompromised ......

 

[TheLostSwede]

"Lakefield processors are the smallest to deliver Intel Core performance"
just want to point out that if they rebrand an atom to core, that atom will deliver core performance

Then you didn't read up on what this is.
It's a single core "Core" CPU and a quad core Atom CPU in a single package.

 

[SL2]

Let's see what this means.

- I want strong single thread performance.
- You get ONE core at somewhat mediocre frequency

- I want multithread performance
- Here, get four cores, four useless cores.

Hmmmm.... Uncompromised ......

I think that quote has been compromised. Without the other half it doesn't make sense, like you said.

Uncompromised PC Experiences for Innovative Form-Factors

 

[ARF]

"Innovative" form factors when the PC standard cases sizes are so much overengineered, and you can have a comparable or even much better smartphone/tablet ARM/Android experience in an extremely small box.

Modern ATX cases are 95% air in them, and 5% hardware.

 

[Carillon]

Then you didn't read up on what this is.
It's a single core "Core" CPU and a quad core Atom CPU in a single package.

what meant is that "intel core performance" means nothing, like saying that a lamborghini tractor has lamborghini levels of performance

 

[SL2]

what meant is that "intel core performance" means nothing, like saying that a lamborghini tractor has lamborghini levels of performance

So? It's marketing, what do you expect..

I see a lot of "this is crap, because it won't beat <insert any hotter running CPU>" kind of comments. Kind of obvious.

 

[Dave65]

Uncompromising performance at 7watts?.

I think I will await reviews to discover the point of these.
I wouldn't buy a laptop with that in though I don't think.

Yeah don't pay any attention to benckmarks, they are over rated.

 

[Carillon]

So? It's marketing, what do you expect..

I see a lot of "this is crap, because it won't beat <insert any hotter running CPU>" kind of comments. Kind of obvious.

i never said this is crap, it is infact the most interesting intel cpu in years, i was just pointing out something hugely misleading, because like you said, thats marketing, and marketing works, so what is obvious for you isnt for the majority of people

 

[SL2]

i never said this is crap,

That wasn't directed at you, it was aimed at those who think they're smart when they dissect a title and just read half of it, I mean what's the point..
It's the same people every time that attack anything that's budget or low power, often with a logic like this:

Imagine the GTX 1650 being launched and people would go "NO WAI, I'll keep my 2080 TI"

 

[Assimilator]

*checks clock* oh it's that time of day again, when people actually take Geekbench numbers seriously. Coincidentally, the same time of day that people who don't understand the design goals of this low-power chip come out of the woodwork.

Lakefield doesn't have to perform well, it just has to be able to run Windows and basic productivity apps. What it does have to do is to be competitive with, or within striking distance of, Arm chips' power consumption. If it can't hit that mark, x86 Everywhere is dead. If it can, Arm will be in big trouble.

 

[HugsNotDrugs]

*checks clock* oh it's that time of day again, when people actually take Geekbench numbers seriously. Coincidentally, the same time of day that people who don't understand the design goals of this low-power chip come out of the woodwork.

Lakefield doesn't have to perform well, it just has to be able to run Windows and basic productivity apps. What it does have to do is to be competitive with, or within striking distance of, Arm chips' power consumption. If it can't hit that mark, x86 Everywhere is dead. If it can, Arm will be in big trouble.

Overpriced low power Intel chips aren't competitive to ARM-based alternatives. ARM can do the same for less. Where Intel retains its value is having native Windows support.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

I think that quote has been compromised. Without the other half it doesn't make sense, like you said.

The only use I can see for these is Point of sale machines and Chromebooks.
Now forgive me if this is your next best thing possible but I'm not seeing it personally arm has this end covered.
And after trying an underpowered laptop for a few years I'll just budget to never have to again personally, it was that bad , you know how they marketed that one , I'll let you guess.


Fool me once fool me, fool me twice ,no Ty.

 

[watzupken]

This is marketing, so they can say what they want. Whether it is compromising or uncompromising, let the real world performance determine.

 

[$ReaPeR$]

One more push towards a unified OS. Interesting, can't wait for the response from ARM.

 

[TheGuruStud]

Ah, the ol agitated monkey strat. Throw your shit at the wall and see if anything sticks.

 

[Caring1]

One more push towards a unified OS.

Might work if it was designed for iOS, they tried with Windows already and their Phone was a fail.

 

[Patriot]

Uncompromised till the next CVE, which is 3mo. out.

 

[1d10t]

I don't want to compare these with 8 core Snapdragon 8CX

 

[Hardware Geek]

It will be interesting to see how the performance is improved by jave 4 to 8GB of ram on package. Not a ton of ram, but the access speeds must be phenomenal. If this delivers the snappy OS experience people want while still having the atom cores for multithreaded workloads, I can see these being very successful.