![]() So I would first like to point out that typically we would receive a crazy amount of information that dives down into every part of the architecture but this time around Intel is keeping things really quiet so the details on what set Skylake apart from Haswell are slim. For the onboard video Intel is introducing their Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU on both of the K series CPUs being introduced today. I love the idea of the dual support but with DDR4 prices already dropping I have a feeling motherboard manufactures are going to focus more on DDR4, but we will see. Lucky for you though, Skylake does still support DDR3 in the built in memory controller so motherboard manufactures have the option to go DDR4 or DDR3. This is a huge deal for a lot of you, its easy to get used to being able to carry your ram over when upgrading your PC so on top of the cost of a new motherboard and CPU you are going to need DDR4. The X99 launch introduced us to DDR4 but Intel is now working on moving the rest of their lineup over. The biggest change is the move to DDR4 on the consumer platform. This new architecture brings along a few changes. Continuing to follow their Tick/Tock release schedule Skylake runs on that same process node but is their new architecture. While most of the Intel Broadwell launch was focused on mobile, it was the introduction of the 14nm process node for Intel. Both are overclockable, high clock speed CPUs focused right at enthusiast and gamers who want to get the best possible performance without the heavy investment that an X99 build would cost them. They are only launching two SKUs, their i7-6700K and the i5-6600K. The reason they are launching there is because the first part of the Skylake launch is completely focused on gamers and overclockers. Well to their credit they didn’t let those issues slow down the Skylake launch, so today they are launching their new flagship consumer CPU at Gamescom. Intel ran into a few issues with their Broadwell launch and those issues pushed its launch back significantly. Well if it feels like I was just here talking about a newly launched Intel CPU it is because, well, I was.
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