Intel Ice Lake: This is the 10th generation of laptop CPUs
from Andreas Rossmann 
on August 06, 2019, 14:20 pm | Write a comment
On August 1.8.2019st, 10, Intel will surprise us with the new Intel Ice Lake generation, which promises us the XNUMXnm standard. Ultrabook users in particular should be happy about this, as they also draw far fewer watts from the battery. All information.
With the 10th generation, Intel finally manages to shrink all processor classes to 10 nm, whereas AMD has already reached 7 nm. According to PCMag's be solid. More accurate benchmark scores can be found in the link above. The only downside that the 10th generation brings is that the i7 processor only has 4 cores instead of 6 like its predecessor. Currently, Intel does not deliver monster i9 processors for laptops and ultrabooks.
For all notebook and ultrabook users, the new generation offers a few extra hours, as the new processors only use 9 to 28W. Now in detail: Intel divides the processors into two levels, namely the U and Y series. The U series consumes 15 - 28 watts, the Y series 9 - 12 watts. This makes the Y series the more energy efficient of the two and will be found in ultrabooks.
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Integrated GPU
In the 10th generation there is no Intel UHD graphics card, this time Intel relies on Iris Plus graphics, which are divided into different performance classes.
The better Iris Plus G7 in the form of the i7-1065G7 beats in the benchmark test of PCMag's the previous generation by almost three times. It was even compared to a dedicated graphics card, a GeForce MX, which is very common in ultrabooks, and even achieved 75% of their performance. It is hard to believe that such a small and good processor also has a 3/4 GeForce MX graphics card.
Other nice features
The new generation also provides Thunderbolt support for external graphics cards or similar things as standard, which means that even cheaper ultrabooks don't have to save on Thunderbolt in terms of price. Another feature is Wi-Fi 6, which slumbers in the chip and not on the motherboard via a network card.
Conclusion
Now the most important question is answered: does the upgrade to the 10th Intel Ice Lake generation pay off? In my opinion, definitely for ultrabooks, since the chips use less on the battery thanks to the lower watt consumption. A clear improvement can also be seen in the graphics area, Thunderbolt and WiFi 6 support are a nice addition. People who deal a lot with gaming should rather rely on a gaming notebook.
Sources: PCMag, Arstechnica and Intel