While the bulk of Intel’s new products at COMPUTEX are
usually shadowed by the devices from manufacturers that uses them, the
chipmaker still have a few products that it was able to showcase on its own at
the Taiwanese event.
THUNDERBOLT 3
Its first major innovation unveiled at the event is the
Thunderbolt 3 technology which will soon work with USB Type-C connection.
The new transfer tool will allow for data movement up to two
times faster than the previous generation with speeds up to 40gbps. It will
also support even ultra-high definition displays (two 4k or one 5k display).
The catch is that the technology won’t work with USB Type-C devices currently
in the market.
Products with Thunderbolt 3 technology should be expected
before the end of the year and will likely be a standard by 2016.
XEON SERVER CHIPS
The chipmaker also announced its newest batch of server
chips – the Xeon E3-1200 v4 family. The new server chips will come with Intel
Iris Pro graphics P6400 integrated and are built to support an extended range
of cloud applications including virtual hosted desktops and cloud gaming to
name a few.
The new chips are also built with the cloud in mind. They
are built on 14nm process technology and supports cloud-based graphics demands
including HD video streaming, live broadcasting and video conferencing.
