Intel Core i7-1068G7

The Intel Core i7-1068G7 is a quad-core SoC for laptops and Ultrabooks based on the Ice-Lake-U generation that was announced in Mai 2019 (Computex). It integrates four Sunnycove processor cores (8 threads thanks to HyperThreading) clocked at 2.3 (base) - 4.1 (single core Turbo) GHz. All four cores can run at up to 3.6 GHz using Turbo Boost. According to Intel the Sunnycove cores achieve 18% more IPCs (Instructions per Clock) and therefore the CPU performance should be similar to the higher clocked Whiskey-Lake and Coffee-Lake predecessors (e.g. Core i7-8559U, 2.7 - 4.5 GHz). The Core i7-1068G7 is the fastest and only 28 Watt Ice Lake-U chip at the time of announcement in 2019.
The biggest improvement for Ice-Lake is the integrated Gen 11 graphics card called Iris Plus Graphics. The Core i7-1065G7 integrates the biggest G7 variant with 64 CUs clocked at 300 - 1100 MHz. The Iris Plus G7 should be twice as fast as the predecessors and best the AMD Vega 10 GPU in current Ryzen APUs.
Other improvements for Ice Lake are the AI hardware acceleration and the partial integration of Thunderbolt and Wifi 6 in the chip. The integrated DDR4 memory controller supports modules with up to 3200 MHz (and LPDDDR4 3733).
The Core i7-1068G7 is produced in the new 10nm process at Intel that should offer a comparable performance to the 7nm process at TSMC. The TDP is specified at 28 Watts and therefore the CPU is best used in small multimedia laptops from 13-inch upwards (e.g. like a MacBook Pro 13).
Series | Intel Ice Lake | ||||||||
Codename | Ice Lake U | ||||||||
Series: Ice Lake Ice Lake U
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Clock Rate | 2300 - 4100 MHz | ||||||||
Level 1 Cache | 192 KB | ||||||||
Level 2 Cache | 2 MB | ||||||||
Level 3 Cache | 8 MB | ||||||||
Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | ||||||||
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 28 Watt | ||||||||
Manufacturing Technology | 10 nm | ||||||||
Features | AVX512, DL Boost, Turbo Boost 2.0 | ||||||||
GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz) | ||||||||
64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||
Architecture | x86 | ||||||||
Announcement Date | 08/01/2019 |