Intel releases its first 10nm ice lake processors

Intel has officially released its first 10th generation Ice Lake Core processors, revealing 11 10nm models designed to consume less than 30W. These chips are intended for notebook computers and are the first to appear on the market by Intel at 10nm.

There are a total of 11 10nm Ice Lake processors

While Intel announced the launch of these processors, the company has confirmed that manufacturers won't have the first portable devices with Ice Lake ready until this holiday season. Some OEMs may ship equipment with 10nm chips in advance, but not in large quantities.

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All of these new processors use Intel's 10nm manufacturing process, the company's Gen11 graphics (which support VESA Adaptive Sync) and the core architecture of Sunny Cove. These processors are codenamed Ice Lake. Intel has further confirmed that there will be "additional products in the 10th generation Intel Core family of notebook processors" that will focus on "increasing productivity and scaling performance for demanding, multi-threaded workloads." Intel has not said whether these high-end processors will use 10nm, only that they will feature "performance scaling for demanding, multithreaded workloads".

One of the newest features of Intel Ice Lake is compatibility with Thunderbolt 3, WiFi 6 and AVX 512 and AI Inference instructions.

The first laptops using Ice Lake processors with integrated Gen11 graphics will storm the market this holiday season, which should facilitate Wi-Fi 6 (Gig +) and Thunderbolt 3 connections as a standard. We will keep you informed.

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