The Skylake also includes Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium and Celeron processors.
Skylake vs Broadwell roadmap
The following illustration is a roadmap comparison between the Skylake processor vs the Broadwell processor:
Figure 2. Skylake vs Broadwell roadmap
Processor performance features
The following table illustrates the performance available on each Skylake sux.
Table 30. Performance features
Feature Feature description SKL-Y SKL-U SKL-H
General Features Cores Dual Core Dual Core Dual Core
CPU/Memory/Graphic
Overclocking
No No Yes
Intel Extreme Tuning
Utility
No No Yes
Intel Hyper-Threading
Technology
Yes Yes Yes
Intel Smart Cache
Technology with last level
cache (LLC) sharing
between Processor and
GFx cores
Yes Yes Yes
Intel Smart Sound
Technology
Yes Yes Yes
Intel Turbo Boost
Technology 2.0
Yes Yes Yes
Last Level Cache (LLC) Up to 4M Up to 4M Up to 4M
Voltage Optimizer Yes TBD TBD
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