Intel Apollo lake is official with six new CPUs

Right after announcing the new 7th-generation Core processors , Intel has slyly announced the new Apollo Lake processors. Built on a 14 nanometer process, the new range will replace the previous generation of Celeron and Pentium processors, so expect them to show up in budget notebooks, desktops, tablets and 2-in-1s. A total of six CPUs were announced in the new family, including three desktop and three mobile. All of them are based on the new Goldmont architecture and Intel’s ninth generation GPU technology. The Pentium chips are top of the line with faster clock speeds and Intel’s HD 505 graphics while the others use HD 500. The thermal design power will be between 6 watts and 10 watts which is higher than the Intel 7th-gen Core Y-series processors which come in lower at 4.5 watts.

According to the reference design details, 4GB LPDDR3 memory running at a frequency of 1866MHz will be a part of the package. Although manufacturers will also have the flexibility in choosing which type of memory can be running inside the machine as the platform will support both LPDDR4 and DDR3L memory, along with support for eMMC standard and the M.2 specification for compact SSDs.