Intel on Thursday unveiled its first batch of 10th-generation Core processors, dubbed “Ice Lake,” offering a glimpse at the options Apple will have in future MacBooks.
The 10-nanometer laptop chips are designed for better board integration, and in fact include native support for technologies like Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 3. That should allow them to keep up with Apple’s demands for growing performance in compact systems like the MacBook Air.
The initial batch includes 11 chips in total, split between U- and lower-end Y-series processors. At the bottom of the list is the Y-series Core i3 1000G1, a 1.1-gigahertz dual-core chip with UHD Graphics, a 4-megabyte cache, and Turbo speeds up to 3.2 gigahertz.
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