Intel has today announced a new high -
end laptop CPU that could be an interesting candidate for this year's MacBook Pro...
Not exact matches
Its low -
end, power - efficient Intel Atom
CPU and a relatively coarse - resolution screen cement its position in the
laptop / convertible hierarchy.
Considering the new
CPU only costs OEMs a few dollars more than the old one, this seems a little unreasonable, however it is still cheaper than equivalent high -
end laptops like the Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre.
The i7 - 7500U is an admirable dual - core
CPU slightly edging out the Dell XPS 13 and HP Spectre 13, but losing to the high -
end Surface
Laptop, which has a faster processor.
The LG Gram offers several different 8th - gen processor options, but our review unit came with the Intel Core i7 - 8550U, which is a high -
end CPU for thin
laptops.
First up is the Surface
Laptop, which has added a new low -
end seventh - generation Intel Core m3
CPU to the mix.