Whiskey Lake Explained

Whiskey Lake
Numcores:2–4
Size-From:14 nm (Tri-Gate) transistors
L1cache:64 KB per core
L2cache:256 KB per core
L3cache:Up to 8 MB, shared
Microarch:Skylake
Arch:x86-16, IA-32, x86-64
Extensions:MMX, AES-NI, CLMUL, FMA3, RDRAND
Extensions1:SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Extensions2:AVX, AVX2, TXT, TSX, SGX
Extensions3:VT-x, VT-d
Socket:BGA1528
Predecessor:Mobile: Kaby Lake Refresh (2nd optimization)
Successor:Ice Lake (Architecture)
Comet Lake (4th optimization)
Code:80684
Clock:4.8 GHz
Support Status:Legacy 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

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.

ProcessorbrandingModelCores(threads)CPUclock rateTurbo clock GHzNum of coresGPUMax GPUclock rateL3cachecTDPMemoryPrice
124UpDown
Core i78665U4 (8)1.9 GHz4.84.74.2UHD
620
1150 MHz8 MB25 W10 WDDR4-2400LPDDR3-2133$409
8565U1.8 GHz4.64.54.1$409
Core i58365U1.6 GHz4.14.13.81100 MHz6 MB$297
8265U3.93.93.7$297
Core i38145U2 (4)2.1 GHz3.93.71000 MHz4 MB$281
Pentium Gold5405U2.3 GHzUHD
610
950 MHz2 MB12.5 WDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866$161
Celeron4205U2 (2)1.8 GHz900 MHz$107

Notes and References

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