Computex 2019: Intel Keynote with Gregory Bryant (1:30pm TPE, 05:30 UTC)
by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on May 28, 2019 1:15 AM EST- Posted in
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01:11AM EDT - Intel's annual keynote at Computex this year is being held in the Plenary Hall of the Taiwan International Convention Center. Gavin and Ian are here to report on news being presented by Intel SVP and GM Gregory Bryant. The presentation is set to start at 1:30pm local time, 1:30am ET and 05:30 UTC.
01:19AM EDT - Going to go in 10 minutes. Intel has hired the same DJ/beatboxer to provide the ambient music
01:27AM EDT - Intel is running a livestream for the event. Feel free to watch Intel and don't forget to keep an AnandTech tab open with our commentary as things are announced: https://newsroom.intel.com/news/2019-computex-keynote-livestream-replay/
01:30AM EDT - Here we go. On time!
01:30AM EDT - Intro video time
01:31AM EDT - It's all about the ecosystem
01:31AM EDT - SVP and GM Client Computing Group Greg Bryant to the stage
01:32AM EDT - Start with a retrospective. 1971
01:32AM EDT - Intel 4004 CPU
01:32AM EDT - Birth of rock music
01:33AM EDT - First commercially available microprocessor
01:33AM EDT - Now 2019
01:33AM EDT - Come together to deliver the next wave of innovation
01:34AM EDT - It's all about the ecosystem (to the tune of 'It's all about the Pentiums')
01:34AM EDT - A data-centric era of computing
01:34AM EDT - Intel wants to put a new type of computing power into the hands of people and businesses
01:35AM EDT - 12m Intel arch developers
01:35AM EDT - 1000s of ISVs, channel partners
01:35AM EDT - Powering every person's greatest contribution, at scale
01:35AM EDT - Focus, Create, and Engage
01:35AM EDT - Innovations have never been bolder
01:35AM EDT - Help people create and engage
01:36AM EDT - Building a platform that helps people focus
01:36AM EDT - Gone are the days of the traditional office
01:36AM EDT - The PC is the office
01:36AM EDT - 86% of respondents are at most productive when working remotely and connected
01:37AM EDT - 42% of millenials would rather leave than work at a company that doesn't have a high standard of technology
01:37AM EDT - Announcement: new 9th gen Intel Core vPro Mobile and Desktop CPUs
01:37AM EDT - 14 SKUs built for business
01:37AM EDT - Core i9 for vPro
01:37AM EDT - Purpose built platform for professional enterprises
01:37AM EDT - Systems from Acer, Lenovo, ASUS, Dell, HP, and others
01:38AM EDT - Help people stay focused and in the moment
01:38AM EDT - Dell Precision
01:38AM EDT - HP Elite One
01:38AM EDT - Pop-up camera
01:38AM EDT - Lenovo X1
01:38AM EDT - OLED screen
01:39AM EDT - Scalability and managability to lower TCO
01:39AM EDT - vPro in business can expect up to 150% ROI over 3 years
01:39AM EDT - Advantech VP to the stage, Stephen Huang
01:40AM EDT - Trust, Managability, and Cooperation. Three arms of vPro for Advantech
01:41AM EDT - Seemless way to allow people to collaborate in conference rooms
01:42AM EDT - Announcing, 14 new Xeon E processors for entry desktop and mobile workstations
01:42AM EDT - Up to 8 cores, 16 threads, 5 GHz single core turno, 126GB DDR4-2666 ECC Support
01:42AM EDT - 128GB*
01:42AM EDT - Support for Wi-Fi 6 and Optane
01:42AM EDT - Acer, HP, Dell, shipping today
01:43AM EDT - Talk about PC can help people create
01:43AM EDT - CEO and Chairman of Acer to the stage
01:43AM EDT - (this is the guy who was buoyant at the AMD conference?)
01:43AM EDT - True partnership with Intel
01:44AM EDT - $1.2B in gaming PC in 2018
01:44AM EDT - About 50% of people who purchase gaming PC use it as a productivity tool, not for gaming
01:44AM EDT - They are creators and developers, engineers
01:45AM EDT - No other choice but to use gaming PC
01:45AM EDT - Acer created a creator PC line called ConceptD
01:46AM EDT - Creators go after gaming PCs because they need performance. But they also appreciate color accuracy and other things
01:46AM EDT - Extra effort for display
01:46AM EDT - Delta E less than 1
01:46AM EDT - Gamers like RGB LEDs and thermals, but noise don't mind
01:46AM EDT - Developers work late at night, so they prefer good acoustics
01:46AM EDT - Less than 40 dB
01:47AM EDT - ConceptD 7 uses top line Intel platform
01:47AM EDT - Last year was X-series launch
01:48AM EDT - Announcing today, coming this fall, launch next gen X-series brand of processors
01:48AM EDT - Increase memory, CPU, turbo max beyond 2 cores
01:49AM EDT - Now on to industry response on creator PCs
01:49AM EDT - Concept D desktop with Xeon Gold
01:49AM EDT - New X-Series BOXX system
01:49AM EDT - ASUS ZenBook Pro
01:50AM EDT - Dual display
01:50AM EDT - Kawehi, the DJ, on stage to demonstrate the new machines
01:51AM EDT - Time for a machine demo
01:52AM EDT - Jam Hsiao to the stage
01:52AM EDT - (paid star placement, obviously)
01:56AM EDT - Now about engagement
01:56AM EDT - Dell to the stage
01:56AM EDT - The community around these new PCs is exploding
01:57AM EDT - More revenue in the gaming industry last year more than the film industry
01:57AM EDT - To win you have to develop immersive expeirences and performance
01:57AM EDT - At CES, Dell launched Dell Alienware Area 51 laptop
01:57AM EDT - 'Finally a laptop that slays desktops'
01:58AM EDT - Now with 9th Gen 8-core Desktop CPUs
01:58AM EDT - Innovation on form factor and experiences
01:58AM EDT - Brand new Area 51 M15 and M17 laptops
01:59AM EDT - 17 inch for super max system
01:59AM EDT - very thin high performance
02:00AM EDT - better airflow 20%, 6-phase VRMs, 8-phase graphics
02:00AM EDT - 20.5mm thick. Starts under 2.16kg, up to 240 Hz display, OLED
02:00AM EDT - Dr. Lupo twitch guy on stage
02:01AM EDT - Laptops never used to be good enough for gaming
02:01AM EDT - No punches pulled on the new M15 system
02:02AM EDT - 8C/16T 5.0 GHz Turbo Mobile Core i9 CPU
02:03AM EDT - Optane H10
02:03AM EDT - 'Can do all this on a mobile computer'
02:04AM EDT - Announcing new 9900KS
02:04AM EDT - World's fastest gaming CPUs
02:04AM EDT - 5 GHz all-core turbo
02:04AM EDT - https://www.anandtech.com/show/14402/intel-announces-5-ghz-all-core-turbo-cpu
02:05AM EDT - Playing some fortnite on 9900KS
02:05AM EDT - Holoset studio
02:06AM EDT - Unlocked and overclockabl
02:06AM EDT - S is for Special Edition
02:06AM EDT - Coming in Q4
02:07AM EDT - Intel Performance Maximizer
02:07AM EDT - Auto-overclocking built from Intel
02:07AM EDT - Available in June
02:07AM EDT - automated overclocking tool
02:07AM EDT - People buy K skus, but only few people overclock
02:07AM EDT - Examines every core to find the maximum frequency
02:08AM EDT - Going through multiple freq, multiple voltages
02:08AM EDT - Will take two steps back from a CPU / thermal failure
02:08AM EDT - All-cores for 9700K running at 5.2 GHz
02:09AM EDT - Look at every core on HEDT and find out what the frequency core is and bring it to the max
02:09AM EDT - Will retest over time to deal with silicon drift in performance
02:10AM EDT - Now about the next wave of innovation
02:10AM EDT - Project Athena
02:10AM EDT - New class of laptops
02:10AM EDT - People want systems that are smart and adaptable
02:10AM EDT - Ready for instant action
02:11AM EDT - Athena 1.0 Specification
02:11AM EDT - Performance, Responsiveness, Connectivity, AI, All-Day Battery Life, Instant Action, Form Factor
02:12AM EDT - Wake from sleep in less than second. 16 hours video, 9 hours. Rapid charging - 4hrs in 30 mins
02:12AM EDT - >100 companies involved
02:13AM EDT - First systems will be in the market in holiday season
02:13AM EDT - Lenovo to the stage
02:15AM EDT - Intel provides a lot of parts to help system design
02:15AM EDT - Yoga S940 - Project Athena
02:16AM EDT - Long lasting battery, high perf
02:16AM EDT - Active intelligence in the system
02:16AM EDT - Intelligent performance features for better user experience
02:17AM EDT - Available Holiday Season
02:17AM EDT - Powered by Ice Lake CPU
02:17AM EDT - New Core 10th Gen Ice Lake-U
02:18AM EDT - 10nm CPU Tech, Up to 2.5x accelerated AI, 2x GPU, 3x faster wireless
02:18AM EDT - 10th Gen Ice Lake-U launched. Most integrated SoC
02:18AM EDT - This is also mass-market 10nm
02:18AM EDT - In production, and now shipping (to Intel's OEM customers)
02:18AM EDT - 11 new ICL SKUs
02:19AM EDT - New Sunny Cove Arch. New Gen11 GPU
02:19AM EDT - i3 to Core i8
02:19AM EDT - i7
02:20AM EDT - 13-inch wood HP with 10th Gen
02:20AM EDT - New Acer Swift 5 with 10th Gen
02:21AM EDT - Ice Dancing Medallists to the stage
02:23AM EDT - Gen11 graphics demo
02:23AM EDT - Destiny 2
02:25AM EDT - Super resolution video payback
02:25AM EDT - playback
02:26AM EDT - Using 10th Gen AI to de-blur photos
02:26AM EDT - Cyberlink
02:27AM EDT - Body tracking
02:27AM EDT - no special camera needed
02:28AM EDT - Using Ice Lake DL Boost
02:29AM EDT - Starting to scratch the service with 10th Gen and the PC
02:29AM EDT - Blur backgrounds on Skype calls
02:30AM EDT - Intel Iris Plus Graphics
02:30AM EDT - Gaussian Neural Accelerator
02:30AM EDT - Driving the ecosystem
02:31AM EDT - Lots of partners
02:31AM EDT - That's a wrap.
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ViRGE - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Well this should prove interesting. AMD really knocked things out of the park yesterday. Can Intel offer a compelling response?Chaitanya - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Intel has nothing new to show other than a smokescreen to keep investors pleased.BigMamaInHouse - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Intel Keynote summery: "we have made OC tool to OC each core to max - since it's all we got to improver performance last 10 years" LOLHStewart - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
It funny when Intel finally comes out with 10nm and new architecture, people say nothing new - especially that it also corrected the migration issues in hardware.FreckledTrout - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Im sure once Intel has 10nm based desktop chips performing better than what they have now on 14nm there will be tons of noise.Santoval - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Intel are releasing only Ice Lake-U and Y processors for the foreseeable future. While they are apparently going to have an almost twice as fast iGPU there was not a single word in the presentation about CPU performance. Intel tried to mask this with AI and wireless performance numbers, but the lack of the word "CPU" in their presentation was conspicuous in its absence to put it mildly.There are two alternative explanations for that : either Sunny Cove sucks (an arch problem) or thermal issues do not let them raise clocks high enough to raise the performance over their 14nm+++ equivalent U CPUs, or perhaps, who knows, even match it (a node problem).
The lack of any information about the release of mid and high power desktop Ice Lake CPUs, Comet Lake, the rumors about severe thermal and frequency issues they face, and the notorious delays of Intel's highly complex 10nm node hint at the latter. My guess is that Ice Lake-U has, at best, a 2 to 5% (CPU performance) edge over an equivalent Whiskey Lake-U, and Intel felt too embarrassed to report that number. At worst it might have a -5% performance regression up to the same performance.
I expect Intel to spin *heavily* the iGPU performance of Ice Lake-U and conveniently "forget" to report CPU performance numbers (or cherrypick the benchmarks, use more aggressive compiler flags when compiling them etc etc, they excel in that stuff), in an apparent reversal of what happened before. The AI/DL and wireless performance numbers will also be employed to assist with this marketing spin.
Rudde - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
The Verge had an article about Ice Lake. Intel boasted with 15% IPC gain over Kaby lake. It also featured a graph showing 3% improved single-threaded performance compared to Whiskey lake.Targon - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
Yea, but once you add the mitigations for Meltdown, Specter, Spoiler, Zombieload, etc, that 15% IPC becomes a, "we just caught back up to where we were three years ago" situation.plsbugmenot - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
It depends if it's hardware mitigations or software. SW mitigations have been shown to have a bigger impact on performance than HW. IIRC, the difference was like 15% vs 4% on average.Bulat Ziganshin - Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - link
the think that you can't understand is that Intel engineers are not so dumb to make 10 or so errors where everyone else just done things right. It's not error made by Intel engineers at all! It's an error in security model developed by CS.So 1) while Intel can make patches against concrete attacks, real situation will change only when CS will develop new security model and this model will be applied to development of newer processors
2) any other processor executing anything speculative, or using caches, is subject to similar, although slightly different, attacks. The only reason while we hear only about attacks applicable to Intel cpus is because they are most open and most widespread ones (and probably Intel paid a lot for these attempts). So, for amd, arm, ibm and other processors these attacks can be developed by enough motivated groups (be it NSA or hackers seeking for money) and used as well. So, the main difference is that you know about Intel-related attacks now while attacks against other cpus will became known when they will be really used