Days ago, Apple confirmed that it would have AMD chips in the design of its iMac futures. And it is not the first time in recent months, as mentions are detected in the Betas code of MacOS Sierra. It remains to be seen how the implementation is carried out, as we do not believe that Intel Chips are completely relegated in the Apple ecosystem and especially in Macs.
Today we have known through Digitimes, that Intel has decided to advance its release schedule to counter AMD's plans. The trigger was the release of the processor Ryzen.
Therefore, Intel will advance the presentation of its new products in its range by three months Basin Falls. Intel changes strategy, presenting Chips without graphics, unlike current Skylake and Kaby Lake processors. On the other hand, this change allows Intel to offer higher performance and up to 12 cores.
These processors XeonThey might be available during the month of June, when we weren't expecting them before fall. These models don't really have a place in Apple's current lineup, but perhaps the company will use a Mac with a dedicated graphics card, as is the case with the iMac.
But Intel still has to work hard, as the 140 W thermal output is unacceptable in current models. Rumors speak rather that the Xeon E3 model would be destined to the versions more Pro of future Macs.
On the other hand, in the traditional line of Intel, Coffee Lake may be the successor to the current Kaby Lake. They would be used in current Macs, more versatile to say the least. These would be built at 14 nm. Its foreseeable release to the market would be August of this year, when its presentation was not expected until January 2018.
