Intel’s Skylake chip to deliver better graphics, increased battery life

A performance boost of Intel's new processor, Skylake, over the current Broadwell line-up, has been revealed in a few leaked slides from Intel.

The Skylake chips, expected later this year, would deliver faster processor computing performance, improved graphics and longer battery life.

Intel's new 14-nanometer chips could offer performance boost to the extent of 10 to 17 per cent for single-threaded CPU tasks over the older processors and up to 30 per cent more battery life.

Skylake will also come with improved camera support. There were also references to storage, media, 2D and 3D cameras, audio and touch sensing in the slides.

There would be four different series of Skylake processors – the S series for desktops, and Y, U, and H series for mobile devices.

The H series chip are likely to feature on an upcoming MacBook Pro – which is tipped for an 11-per cent CPU boost, 16 per cent faster graphics, and 80 per cent ''lower silicon power''.

Among fanless notebooks in the market today are the Intel Core M-powered HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1, Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi and the Apple MacBook. Also 3D gaming was expected to get a huge 50 per cent boost.

Meanwhile in order to take advantage of the hype that Microsoft will try and generate for its Windows 10 launch and the launch of the new Intel processors, Intel Australia will roll out a major new advertising programme, new PR initiatives.

The semiconductor giant is working closely with PC manufacturers to get a bigger bang for their buck when they funded a PC partner program.

In 2013 Intel Australia spent $11.8 million marketing their products, which was lower than the $12.9 million in the previous year. This year also Intel is tipped to again spend over $11 million on marketing their brand as PC makers started pushing Chromebooks over Windows run PC's.

Intel Australia too is expanding market share partly due to Lenovo entering the Australian consumer PC market while globally the company was trying to find new ways to cope with a weak personal computer market.

Earlier this month the company reported a 3.2 per cent drop in second-quarter profit as revenues fell 4.6 per cent.