Intel cannon lake includes avx instruction
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Intel has updated the ARK information page, with the introduction of its new Core i3-8121U processor based on the Cannon Lake architecture, and its advanced 10nm Tri-Gate manufacturing process. Thanks to this update, it is known that Cannon Lake will be compatible with the new AVX-512 instruction set.
Cannon Lake marks the arrival of AVX-512 instructions to Intel's range of mainstream processors, all the details
The Core i3-8121U becomes the company's first mainstream processor to feature this extremely advanced instruction set, which can significantly boost performance as long as the software ships. AVX-512 made its debut with the HPC Xeon Phi Knights Landing processor and Core Skylake X processors. This new instruction is very powerful in compression tasks although it needs developers to make use of the new compiler developed by Intel so that it can be used.
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The instructions are part of the microarchitecture of the processor and are the source of its performance, therefore both Intel and AMD increase the number of instructions supported for each new generation of processors to improve their capabilities.
AVX-512 may be Cannon Lake's most important innovation, not forgetting of course the move to Intel's advanced 10nm manufacturing process, which is having much more difficulties than anticipated, so it already takes several years to delay.
Intel confirms the existence of the z390 for coffee lake and cannon lake
A few weeks ago Biostar had hinted (unintentionally) about the Intel Z390 chipset and we were rubbing our hands. Now it can be said that the existence of a chipset is practically official, thanks to documentation from the North American company itself.
First image of the die of an intel cannon lake processor
TechInsights shows us the first image of the die of an Intel Cannon Lake processor manufactured with the company's advanced 10nm Tri-Gate process.
Intel already working on the z390 platform for cannon lake processors
The Z390 platform that will arrive alongside the Cannon Lake processors during the second half of 2018 to succeed the impending Coffee Lake.
