14 DAY TRIAL // Intel will only release the Haswell series of central processing units in June and the months afterwards, but that didn't stop VR-Zone China from posting a nice list of mobile processors. We dare say it might be the complete list even.
The specifications weren't revealed for all of them, but the integrated graphics chips, at least, were disclosed.
There is the HD 4400, which is found in the Core i3-4005U, i3-4010U, i3-4100U, Core i5-4200U, i5-4200Y and Core i7-4500U.
Then, there is the HD 5000, from the Core i5-4250U and Core i7-4550U.
The HD 5100 GPU will be found in Core i5-4258U, i5-4288U and Core i7-4558U. We do not know what the difference is between the HD 5000 and HD 5100.
That leaves the Core i7-4850HQ and i7-4950HQ, which have the HD 5200 iGPU.
The Core i7-4850HQ and i7-4950HQ are the only ones that were actually detailed, spec-wise, and they are decent chips overall, with Turbo Boost, Trusted Execution, VT-d virtualization, and Hyper-Threading.
Core i7-4850HQ works at 2.3 GHz / 3.5 GHz, has a cache memory of 6 MB, a TDP of 47 Watts and an iGPU speed of 200 MHz / 1300 MHz.
The Core i7-4950HQ operates at 2.4 GHz / 3.6 GHz, but is otherwise identical to the other one.
It is plain to see that further strides have been made towards energy efficiency. The difference between the base clock and top clock is very wide, especially for the graphics processors. In fact, despite the lower base GPU speed, the video processors should be faster than on Ivy Bridge.
Looking at the two CPUs, and the rest of the list, we can finally understand why Intel can afford setting up for 3 ultrabook price categories. We just have to hope that manufacturers and brand vendors get with the program and help attain that goal.