Whiskey Lake

Intel microprocessor, released in 2018
  • MMX, AES-NI, CLMUL, FMA3, RDRAND
  • SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • AVX, AVX2, TXT, TSX, SGX
  • VT-x, VT-d
Physical specificationsCores
  • 2–4
Socket(s)
  • BGA1528
Products, models, variantsBrand name(s)
    • Celeron
    • Pentium
    • Core i3
    • Core i5
    • Core i7
HistoryPredecessor(s)Mobile: Kaby Lake Refresh (2nd optimization)Successor(s)Ice Lake (Architecture)
Comet Lake (4th optimization)Support statusLegacy support for iGPU

Whiskey Lake is Intel's codename for a family of third-generation 14nm Skylake low-power mobile processors. Intel announced Whiskey Lake on August 28, 2018.[1][2][3][4][5]

Changes

  • 14++ nm process, same as Coffee Lake
  • Increased turbo clocks (300–600 MHz)
  • 14 nm PCH
  • Native USB 3.1 gen 2 support (10 Gbit/s)
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11ac 160 MHz / WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0
  • Intel Optane Memory support

List of Whiskey Lake CPUs

Mobile processors

The TDP for these CPUs is 15 W, but is configurable.

Core i5-8365U and i7-8665U support Intel vPro Technology

Pentium Gold and Celeron CPUs lack AVX2 support.

Processor

branding

Model Cores

(threads)

CPU

clock rate

Turbo clock GHz

Num of cores

GPU Max GPU

clock rate

L3

cache

cTDP Memory Price
1 2 4 Up Down
Core i7 8665U 4 (8) 1.9 GHz 4.8 4.7 4.2 UHD
620
1150 MHz 8 MB 25 W 10 W DDR4-2400

LPDDR3-2133

$409
8565U 1.8 GHz 4.6 4.5 4.1 $409
Core i5 8365U 1.6 GHz 4.1 4.1 3.8 1100 MHz 6 MB $297
8265U 3.9 3.9 3.7 $297
Core i3 8145U 2 (4) 2.1 GHz 3.9 3.7 1000 MHz 4 MB $281
Pentium Gold 5405U 2.3 GHz UHD
610
950 MHz 2 MB 12.5 W DDR4-2133

LPDDR3-1866

$161
Celeron 4205U 2 (2) 1.8 GHz 900 MHz $107

References

  1. ^ "New 8th Gen Intel Core Processors Optimize Connectivity, Great Performance, Battery Life for Laptops | Intel Newsroom". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. ^ Cutress, Ian. "Intel Launches Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y: New MacBook CPUs?". Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. ^ "Intel launches Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y CPUs with focus on enhanced mobile connectivity". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  4. ^ "Intel launches Whiskey and Amber Lakes: Kaby Lake with better Wi-Fi, USB". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  5. ^ "Intel Launches Whiskey Lake And Amber Lake CPUs for Laptops". Tom's Hardware. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
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