An unnamed Intel “Tiger Lake-U” quad-core processor was noticed on Futuremark database by _rogame, that includes 2.80 GHz nominal clock-speeds. Barring the 28 W i7-1068NG7 and i5-1038NG7, that are unique for MacBooks and are not thought of U-segment, all current-gen “Ice Lake” shopper chips have their nominal clock speeds ranging between 1.00 to 1.30 GHz. Given this, 2.80 GHz would qualify as a giant bounce for a U-segment “Tiger Lake” chip. We know from a separate report that “Tiger Lake” may additionally supply Turbo Boost frequencies as excessive as 4.70 GHz for the highest Core i7-1185G7 half, an identical bounce from the three.90 GHz max increase of the current-gen i7-1065G7, all whereas retaining a 15 W nameplate TDP.
The Futuremark database itemizing solely mentions nominal clock of two.80 GHz, and the CPU core configuration of 4-core/8-thread. The hardcoded CPU title string of this prototype specifies “Tiger Lake U,” confirming it is a 15 W half, and never a 28 W half that might be devoured down by Apple. Intel’s newfound clock-speed headroom could possibly be attributed to the corporate’s refined 10 nm+ silicon fabrication node. “Tiger Lake” combines “Willow Cove” CPU cores with an iGPU based mostly on the corporate’s formidable new Xe graphics structure, marking its business debut. “Tiger Lake” is predicted to launch round September-October, 2020.
