INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Remember how Intel was going to release Cannon Lake in 2016 And, then when it got pushed back to 2018 Well, according to Intel’s Q1
financial results we won’t see the long-awaited follow-up to Kaby Lake until 2019 – at least in a consumer-ready state.But before we
dive into all the juicy details (and speculation) about Cannon Lake, we need to take a step back, because Intel’s recent releases have
been confusing, to say the least
So, traditionally, Intel followed a predictable ‘Tick-Tock’ release schedule, where generations would switch between introducing a new
die process and architecture
This is why Skylake was expected to be succeeded by Cannon Lake in 2016. However, that didn’t happen
Intel switched things up when they pushed Cannon Lake back and released Kaby Lake instead, an “optimization” in a new
‘process-architecture-optimization’ release schedule
Ok, so the 10nm Cannon Lake would follow after Kaby Lake, right Well, that’s what you would think, anyway
Instead Intel released its 8th-generation Kaby Lake R and Coffee Lake processors, the fourth and fifth releases using Intel’s 14nm
process. If you find this to be confusing, trust us, you’re not the only one
Now, the good news is that Intel has shipped some dual-core Cannon Lake CPUs in small quantities
So maybe it’ll actually release for real this time At the end of the day, we don’t have a lot of concrete information to go off of, but
that doesn’t mean we can’t speculate using our CPU expertise
Just keep this page bookmarked, as we’ll keep it updated with any new Cannon Lake information that comes our way.Cut to the ChaseWhat is
it Intel’s next generation, 10nm CP1U lineupWhen is it out Sometime in 2019What will it cost TBD Release date We were supposed to get
Cannon Lake twice already
The presumably 9th-generation Intel CPUs were initially supposed to follow Skylake in 2016, then Kaby Lake in 2018
But according to Intel’s Q1 2018 financial report, it’s “currently shipping low-volume 10nm product and now expects 10nm volume
production to shift to 2019.” So, we’re not getting Cannon Lake in 2018. But, when in 2019 will we see it Well, we can look back at
past Intel releases for some guidance here
Coffee Lake was released back in October 2017, Intel is probably not going to make consumers wait two years for new processors, so we think
we’ll see Cannon Lake CPUs pop up in Q1 2019, much like their Kaby Lake counterparts.PriceIntel probably isn’t going to rock the boat
We expect prices to fall in line with the current lineup of 8th-generation Coffee Lake processors
We’ve taken the liberty of listing some of the prices here.Intel Core i7-8700K – $350 (£290, AU$520) Intel Core i7-8700 – $313
(£290, AU$430) Intel Core i5-8400 – $190 (£183, AU$250) Intel Core i5-8600K – $257 (£190, AU$325) Intel Core i5-8600 – $213
(about £150, AU$277) Intel Core i3-8100 – $130 (£99, AU$145) Intel Core i3-8350K – $180 (£160, AU$240) Intel Core i3-8300 – $138
(about £98, AU$180)Unfortunately, we won’t know until Intel actually releases pricing information, but between generations, Intel
doesn’t generally shift its pricing all that much. SpecsThis is where things are going to get interesting
It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen a die process shrink at Intel, but when Broadwell succeeded Haswell (yeah, it’s been that
long), we saw 30% gains in efficiency
This will mean that battery life in the best laptops will surge, and we’ll be able to overclock even harder while keeping temps
manageable.Tom’s hardware has reported that a dual-core Cannon Lake CPU was shipped last year according to a Spectre microcode guidance
document, but it’s highly unlikely that consumer units will be the same
Otherwise AMD would eat them alive for that
We’ll likely see higher core counts, as Intel is going to want to go up against AMD in a major way.More likely this dual-core chip was
meant for laptops and more recently, the Intel Core i3-8121U processor leaked on a Chinese online retailer site
According to the product listing, the processor will feature two-cores and four threads delivering 2.2GHz of base performance and 3.1GHz
Other than, these few specs, there’s no word on how Cannon Lake will improve performance or battery life.We’ve also seen a leaked
document that suggests a new X399 chipset in the works that would support existing Coffee Lake CPUs and possibly Cannon Lake processors as
well, suggesting enthusiasts won’t need to upgrade their motherboard to get on the Cannon Lake train.Ultimately, we won’t know what
performance advantages Cannon Lake CPUs will offer until Intel shares some more information about it, but because it’s been pushed back
It’s likely we won’t hear anything from the tech behemoth until CES 2019
But, don’t worry if anything changes, we’ll update this page
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