Intel introduces 8th Generation U-series Whiskey Lake and Y-series Amber Lake processors, could power upcoming Macbooks
Intel has announced new U-series (formerly code-named Whiskey Lake) and Y-series (formerly code-named Amber Lake) in the 8th Gen Intel Core processor family. The U-Series Processors include i7-8565U, i5-8265U and i3-8145U and include Gigabit Wi-Fi to thin and light mainstream laptops for the first time, offers better performance as well. The Intel Core Y-Series Processors - i7-8500, i5-8200Y and m3-8100Y) are targeted at super thin and light devices such as 2 in 1s with fast Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity. Both these have new and improved platform capabilities for more intelligent interactions with PCs, such as support for multiple voice services on the U-series and refinements to improve natural input options like touch and stylus for the Y-series. The Whiskey Lake processors have support for DDR4 memory up to 2400, LPDDR3 up to 2133 HDMI 1.4/HDCP2.2, DP 1.2, Quad-Core Audio DSP for high fidelity, low power audio and multi-voice services supported Wake on Voice CNVi (integrated 802.11ac and BT5.0), Integrated USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Titan Ridge Thunderbolt w/ USB 3.1 & DP1.4 or Alpine, Ridge Thunderbolt XMM 7360 M.2 WWAN Intel OptaneTM SSDs/Memory, PCIe 3.0, SATA, SD 3.0, eMMC 5.14 for storage SGX 1.0 • Secure biometrics • Intel Runtime BIOS Resilience with attestation via ... 
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