Intel has released a new high-end processor for gamers who are no longer contented with the performance of their gaming notebooks and PCs. Skylake, the latest generation of Core i-series, finally took the floor in Germany's Gamescom 2015 video game trade show.
This sixth generation chip is initially the Core i5-6600K and Core i7-6700K integrated with the performance-edged Intel Z170 chipset. The processors are only designed for desktops as of the moment which are exclusively manufactured by the famous built-to-order computer companies Origin PC, Digital Storm and Velocity Micro.
Intel X99 platform has been supporting DDR4 manufacturers for more than a year in providing the latest model of memory. But dual channel kits are launched jointly by Intel with the Skylake which could change the standard of memory that the said manufacturers produce.
Though Intel wrapped the 6th gen in thinner boxes designed with new graphics, the processors don't come with coolers. It will be on the users end to acquire compatible coolers that would support these high-end processors.
Intel's Skylake Core i5 can be bought for $243 while Core i7 for $350 which are both packaged with 91W Thermal Design Power (TDP), which is, according to The Verge, "a measure of how much heat each CPU puts out under load." By which, we can only expect a high measurement for this generation of high performance-based chip.
Aside from performance, Skylake is made to have a longer battery life similar to the power economy feature of notebooks.
Skylake is just a better 14nm Broadwell version in the "tick-tock" manufacturing cycle of Intel. Kaby Lake will be the succeeding chip next year, breaking the 2 generation cycle and taking still the "tock" instead of the "tick". Also, a more microscopic technology should be expected to come this 2017, says the company, which will be called "Cannonlake."
