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Whiskey Lake
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<h2 id="changes">Changes</h2> <ul><li>14++ nm process, same as Coffee Lake</li> <li>Increased turbo clocks (300–600 MHz)</li> <li>14 nm <a href="/facts/Platform_Controller_Hub/6SyP8Vmj">PCH</a></li> <li>Native USB 3.1 gen 2 support (10 Gbit/s)</li> <li>Integrated Wi-Fi <a href="/facts/802.11ac/aTk3NvIk">802.11ac</a> 160 MHz / WiFi 5 and <a href="/facts/Bluetooth/sWAjpMrj">Bluetooth 5.0</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/3D_XPoint/JXAGzsJ4">Intel Optane</a> Memory support</li></ul> <h2 id="list-of-whiskey-lake-cpus">List of Whiskey Lake CPUs</h2> <h3>Mobile processors</h3> <p>The <a href="/facts/Thermal_design_power/Idcy26tM">TDP</a> for these CPUs is 15 W, but is <a href="/facts/Thermal_design_power/Idcy26tM">configurable</a>. </p><p>Core i5-8365U and i7-8665U support Intel <a href="/facts/Intel_vPro/Udgq4Lcj">vPro</a> Technology </p><p>Pentium Gold and Celeron CPUs lack <a href="/facts/AVX2/znDpc6Vt">AVX2</a> support. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Processor<p>branding</p></th><th rowspan="2">Model</th><th rowspan="2">Cores<p>(threads)</p></th><th rowspan="2">CPU<p><a href="/facts/Clock_rate/w055Woaj">clock rate</a></p></th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/Intel_Turbo_Boost/W9I2PUcg">Turbo</a> clock GHz<p>Num of cores</p></th><th rowspan="2">GPU</th><th rowspan="2">Max GPU<p>clock rate</p></th><th rowspan="2">L3<p>cache</p></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/CTDP/Idcy26tM">cTDP</a></th><th rowspan="2">Memory</th><th rowspan="2">Price</th></tr><tr><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>4</th><th>Up</th><th>Down</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Core i7</td><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/193563/intel-core-i7-8665u-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html">8665U</a></td><td rowspan="4">4 (8)</td><td>1.9 GHz</td><td>4.8</td><td>4.7</td><td>4.2</td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/Intel_Graphics_Technology/p87h2lSE">UHD620</a></td><td rowspan="2">1150 MHz</td><td rowspan="2">8 MB</td><td rowspan="5">25 W</td><td rowspan="5">10 W</td><td rowspan="5">DDR4-2400<p>LPDDR3-2133</p></td><td>$409</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/products/149091/Intel-Core-i7-8565U-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_60-GHz">8565U</a></td><td>1.8 GHz</td><td>4.6</td><td>4.5</td><td>4.1</td><td>$409</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Core i5</td><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/193555/intel-core-i5-8365u-processor-6m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz.html">8365U</a></td><td rowspan="2">1.6 GHz</td><td>4.1</td><td>4.1</td><td>3.8</td><td rowspan="2">1100 MHz</td><td rowspan="2">6 MB</td><td>$297</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/products/149088/Intel-Core-i5-8265U-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz">8265U</a></td><td>3.9</td><td>3.9</td><td>3.7</td><td>$297</td></tr><tr><td>Core i3</td><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/products/149090/Intel-Core-i3-8145U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz">8145U</a></td><td rowspan="2">2 (4)</td><td>2.1 GHz</td><td>3.9</td><td>3.7</td><td>—</td><td>1000 MHz</td><td>4 MB</td><td>$281</td></tr><tr><td>Pentium Gold</td><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/products/189310/Intel-Pentium-Gold-5405U-Processor-2M-Cache-2-30-GHz-">5405U</a></td><td>2.3 GHz</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">—</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Intel_Graphics_Technology/p87h2lSE">UHD610</a></td><td>950 MHz</td><td rowspan="2">2 MB</td><td rowspan="2">—</td><td rowspan="2">12.5 W</td><td rowspan="2">DDR4-2133<p>LPDDR3-1866</p></td><td>$161</td></tr><tr><td>Celeron</td><td><a href="https://ark.intel.com/products/189309/Intel-Celeron-Processor-4205U-2M-Cache-1-80-GHz-">4205U</a></td><td>2 (2)</td><td>1.8 GHz</td><td>900 MHz</td><td>$107</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"New 8th Gen Intel Core Processors Optimize Connectivity, Great Performance, Battery Life for Laptops | Intel Newsroom". Intel Newsroom. Retrieved 2018-08-28. <a href="https://newsroom.intel.com/news/new-8th-gen-intel-core-processors-optimized-connectivity-great-performance-long-battery-life-laptops/" target="_blank">https://newsroom.intel.com/news/new-8th-gen-intel-core-processors-optimized-connectivity-great-performance-long-battery-life-laptops/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Cutress, Ian. "Intel Launches Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y: New MacBook CPUs?". Retrieved 2018-08-28. <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/13275/intel-launches-whiskey-lake-amber-lake" target="_blank">https://www.anandtech.com/show/13275/intel-launches-whiskey-lake-amber-lake</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Intel launches Whiskey Lake-U and Amber Lake-Y CPUs with focus on enhanced mobile connectivity". Notebookcheck. Retrieved 2018-08-28. <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-launches-Whiskey-Lake-U-and-Amber-Lake-Y-CPUs-with-focus-on-enhanced-mobile-connectivity.325710.0.html" target="_blank">https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-launches-Whiskey-Lake-U-and-Amber-Lake-Y-CPUs-with-focus-on-enhanced-mobile-connectivity.325710.0.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Intel launches Whiskey and Amber Lakes: Kaby Lake with better Wi-Fi, USB". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2018-08-28. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/08/intel-launches-whiskey-and-amber-lakes-kaby-lake-with-better-wi-fi-usb/" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/08/intel-launches-whiskey-and-amber-lakes-kaby-lake-with-better-wi-fi-usb/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Intel Launches Whiskey Lake And Amber Lake CPUs for Laptops". Tom's Hardware. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-08-28. <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-whiskey-lake-amber-lake,37704.html" target="_blank">https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-whiskey-lake-amber-lake,37704.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>