The 10th Gen Intel Core processor family, now consists of Ice Lake and Comet Lake processors, each with a new and different processor number system.
Let’s take a look at the two new 10th Gen Intel Core processor number systems, and figure out what the letters and numbers mean!
10th Gen Intel Core Processor Primer
The 10th Gen Intel Core processor family, confusingly, consists of two distinctly different and separate processor lines.
10th Gen Intel Ice Lake
The 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors are the first to be purpose-built for AI applications, with features like :
- Intel Deep Learning Boost – a new, dedicated instruction set for hardware acceleration of neural networks, which will boost applications like automatic image enhancements, photo indexing and photorealistic effects.
- GPU Engine Compute – developers can use the GPU, which provides up to 1 teraflops of compute capability, for high-throughput inference applications like video stylisation, analytics and real-time video resolution upscaling.
- Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (GNA) – a dedicated hardware engine for background workloads like voice processing and noise suppression at ultra-low power.
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10th Gen Intel Comet Lake
The 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake processors, on the other hand, are an evolution of the last-generation Whiskey Lake processors.
They use the old 14 nm process technology, with these improvements or features :
- Up to 16% better performance than the last-generation Intel Whiskey Lake processors, never mind 2014 dinosaurs
- Intel Adaptix technologies – a set of tools that will help Intel’s OEM partners tune their laptop designs for 8% to 12% better performance
- Support for faster memory – up to DDR4-2666
- Support for Intel Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity
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The 10th Gen Intel Core Processor Number System(s)
Even though they are both part of the same 10th Gen Intel Core processor family, the Ice Lake and Comet Lake processors have different processor number systems.
It’s as if they have two different departments who do not communicate with each other… but I digress. Let’s take a look at their processor number systems, separately.
10th Gen Intel Ice Lake Processor Number System
Here is the processor number system for the 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake processors
Brand Modifier
This is what most people think of as the performance category.
- Core i7 : enthusiast class, with many processing cores
- Core i5 : mainstream processors
- Core i3 : entry-level processors
Gen Indicator
This is now a 2-digit number 10 for the 10th Generation Intel Core processor.
SKU Numeric Digits
This is what we consumers use as a rough indicator of the processor’s overall performance.
Instead of three digits that Comet Lake uses, it now uses just two digits, but the concept is the same – the higher the number, the better the processor’s performance in general.
For example, the Core i7-1068 is faster than Core i7-1065.
Level of Graphics
Replacing the Product Line Suffix, this gives us a rough indication of the processor graphics’ performance level.
- G7 : Intel Iris Plus Graphics with 64 Execution Units
- G4 : Intel Iris Plus Graphics with 48 Execution Units
- G1 : Intel UHD Graphics with 32 Execution Units
Intel started using this graphics indicator in the 10th Gen Intel Core processor number system, because this will be a major model differentiator.
For example, they announced three Intel Core i5-1035 models, differentiated only by their processor graphics :
- Intel Core i5-1035G7 : Intel Iris Pro Graphics (64 EUs)
- Intel Core i5-1035G4 : Intel Iris Pro Graphics (48 EUs)
- Intel Core i5-1035G1 : Intel UHD Graphics (32 EUs)
10th Gen Intel Comet Lake Processor Number System
Here is the processor number system for the 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake processors
Brand Modifier
This is what most people think of as the performance category.
- Core i7 : enthusiast class
- Core i5 : mainstream processors
- Core i3 : entry-level processors
Gen Indicator
This is now a 2-digit number 10 for the 10th Generation Intel Core processor.
SKU Numeric Digits
This is what we consumers use as a rough indicator of the processor’s overall performance.
Instead of two digits that Ice Lake uses, Comet Lake uses three digits, but the concept is the same – the higher the number, the better the processor’s performance in general.
For example, the Core i7-10710 is faster than Core i7-10510.
Product Line Suffix
This tells us more about the processor features, for a particular model :
- U : Ultra-low power (mobile only)
- Y : Extremely-low power (mobile only)
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