{"id":1336,"date":"2017-01-19T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T21:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2018-06-27T14:37:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T14:37:16","slug":"kaby-lake-vs-skylake-making-case-intel-new-7th-gen-core-processors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/kaby-lake-vs-skylake-making-case-intel-new-7th-gen-core-processors\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaby Lake vs. Skylake \u2013 Making the Case for Intel NEW 7th Gen Core Processors"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1338\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1338\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/RCM2qz-Enth_StaticBanner_DT_7thGen_Ci7_300x250-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now powered by giant robots!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, Intel released its 7<sup>th<\/sup> Generation Core Processor (time flies doesn\u2019t it?) aka Kaby Lake. There\u2019s already been a ton of press coverage on the new chip\u2019s performance, but from an end user\u2019s perspective, what are the real world advantages of Kaby Lake vs. Skylake, its predecessor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the first Core processors, Intel has followed what they call a \u201cTick-Tock\u201d engineering model. The \u201cTick\u201d is a new shrinking of the chip\u2019s microarchitecture (usually referred to in nanometers) with the following \u201cTock\u201d being refinement and improvement of that new architecture. With this model, every second generation brings a pretty significant refresh. With Kaby Lake though, Intel appears to have abandoned the Tick-Tock model (at least for now), and instead refined the 14nm architecture a second time. But does that mean fewer improvements over previous gens? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faster Clock Speeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Kaby Lake improved stock clock speeds across the board an average of 200-300 MHz. While that\u2019s not a ton, you\u2019re still talking about around 10% faster performance at the same price. A faster CPU means an overall faster PC, especially with higher demand tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improved on board graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaby Lake\u2019s improved GPU clock speeds and hardware HEVC encoding translate into on board graphics (meaning no video card) that are capable of playing back 4K video, something that required massive hardware power just a few years ago. Sure, this doesn\u2019t apply to power users with discrete graphics, but casual home office users may find it useful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improved Speed Shift and Higher Turbo Speeds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the coolest features of past revisions was Turbo Mode, essentially an auto overclock that boosts CPU performance when necessary. Kaby Lake has not only bumped these Turbo speeds up to go along with their stock speeds, but they\u2019ve also improved Speed Shift, making the transition from stock to Turbo even quicker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support for 200 series chipset motherboards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with Kaby Lake has come support for 200 Series motherboards like the Z270 and H270. These new boards offer several new features like more PCIe lanes, more USB ports, and support for faster RAM. We\u2019ll detail these new features and break down each chipset in a later post.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to upgrade your PC to a new Kaby Lake powered desktop? Check out our full list of <a href=\"\/gaming-pc.php\">offerings right here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, Intel released its 7th Generation Core Processor (time flies doesn\u2019t it?) aka Kaby Lake. 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