Intel has featured prototypes of their of its super thin and sleek tablet PCs during this year's Computex. This is to take advantage of the much-awaited Core M series CPU based on Broadwell architecture. These new generation chips pack more power compared to the Atom processors, but not as much as the Core i series.
The forthcoming list comprises of three different versions. This includes the Core M 5Y70, Core M 5Y10 and Core M 5Y10a. However, these chips may be given with other names, and might end up seeing the chips reach the market sporting names such as Core M 70 or anything like it.
The Broadwell "Y" parts was introduced with 2 CPU cores and 4MB of L3 cache. The 5Y10 and 5Y10a models, on the other hand, will run at 800MHz with the integrated GPU clocked at 100MHz. Furthermore, the microprocessors utilizes Turbo Boost for better performance.
The CPUs also supports VT-d virtualization, which is quite an advanced feature to, which enables users to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions all in a single computer.
The 5Y10 and 5Y10A work with DDR3L and LPDDR3 RAM with frequencies as powerful as 1600MHz. Intel rates the microprocessors at 4.5Watt, but the 5Y10 will come with a configurable TDP, enabling it to run at a power-saving rate of 4Watt TDP.
Lastly, the 5Y70 packs 2 cores and takes advantage of Hyper-Threading technology. This lets the processor to run 4 threads at once. The chip also has Trusted Execution and Vpro. It supports DDR3L/LPDDR3-1600 RAM and has 4.5Watt TDP with a bus frequency that can be raised to 2.6GHz in Turbo mode.
The new chips can run normally at a very low frequency. However, when the need strikes, the Turbo Boost feature can double its calculating capacity. The only thing that the consumers would have to wait is when are they going to be released on the market.