Ondrej Holzman Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, i-Intel ikhiphe amaphrosesa amasha asuselwa kuqhinga elithi "tick-tock", okusho isizukulwane esisha sama-chips minyaka yonke futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuthuthuka kwawo kancane kancane. Kodwa-ke, i-Intel manje isimemezele ukuthi iyaliqeda leli su. Kungase kuthinte amakhasimende ayo, okuhlanganisa i-Apple.
Kusukela ngo-2006, lapho i-Intel yethula ukwakheka kwe-"Core", isu le-"tick-tock" liye lasetshenziswa, lishintshanisa ukukhishwa kwamaphrosesa kusetshenziswa inqubo encane yokukhiqiza (uthikhi) bese le nqubo nge-architecture entsha (tock).
Ngakho-ke i-Intel yasuka kancane kancane kwinqubo yokukhiqiza engu-65nm yaya ku-14nm yamanje, futhi njengoba ikwazile ukwethula ama-chips amasha cishe minyaka yonke, yathola isikhundla esiphezulu emakethe yabathengi kanye neprosesa yebhizinisi.
I-Apple, isibonelo, iphinde ithembele isu eliphumelelayo, elithenga amaphrosesa avela ku-Intel kuwo wonke amakhompyutha ayo. Nokho, eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukubuyekezwa okuvamile kwama-Mac azo zonke izinhlobo kumile, futhi okwamanje amanye amamodeli alinde inguqulo entsha isikhathi eside kakhulu selokhu yethulwa.
Isizathu silula. I-Intel ayisenaso isikhathi sokuthuthukisa amaphrosesa njengengxenye yesu le-tick-tock, ngakho-ke manje isimemezele ukushintshela kolunye uhlelo. Ama-chips e-Kaby Lake amenyezelwe kulo nyaka, ilungu lesithathu lomndeni weprosesa we-14nm ngemuva kwe-Broadwell kanye ne-Skylake, azoqeda ngokusemthethweni isu lokubeka uphawu.
Esikhundleni sokuthuthukiswa kwezigaba ezimbili nokukhiqizwa, lapho kuqala kufika ushintsho enkambisweni yokukhiqiza bese kuba isakhiwo esisha, manje uhlelo lwezigaba ezintathu luyeza, lapho kuqala ushintshela kunqubo yokukhiqiza encane, bese kufika isakhiwo esisha, futhi ingxenye yesithathu izoba ukwenziwa kahle kwawo wonke umkhiqizo.
Ushintsho lwesu lwe-Intel alumangazi kakhulu, njengoba luya ngokuya lubiza futhi kunzima ukukhiqiza ama-chips amancane njalo asondela ngokushesha emikhawulweni ebonakalayo yobukhulu be-semiconductor bendabuko.
Sizobona ukuthi umnyakazo we-Intel ekugcineni uzoba nomthelela omuhle noma omubi emikhiqizweni yakwa-Apple, kodwa njengamanje isimo sibi. Izinyanga ezimbalwa, besilinde ama-Mac amasha anama-Skylake processors, anikezwa abanye abakhiqizi kumakhompyutha abo. Kodwa-ke, i-Intel inecala ngokwengxenye, njengoba ingakwazi ukukhiqiza i-Skylake futhi kungenzeka ingakabi nazo zonke izinguqulo ezidingekayo ze-Apple. Isiphetho esifanayo - okungukuthi ukuhlehliswa okuqhubekayo - ngokusobala kulindeleke i-Kaby Lake eshiwo ngenhla.
Kusobala ukuthi ngokwezobuchwepheshe akunakwenzeka ukunciphisa njalo futhi ngaleyo ndlela uguqule inqubo yokukhiqiza ebizayo njalo ngonyaka. Kodwa umbuzo uthi kungani abanye abakhiqizi benalawa maphrosesa amasha we-Skylake ohlwini lwazo lwamanothi, futhi i-Apple isohlwini lokulinda, njengoba kunjalo namakhasimende ayo alinde ukuthuthukiswa komugqa. Ngokwami, ngilinde iphrosesa ye-Skylake ye-Macbook 12″, ngoba okwamanje inguqulo yokuqala yale macbook ilethe amandla ekhompyutha amabi kakhulu kunalawo anikezwa ku-MBA. I-Macbook Pro inamandla okugcina, kodwa futhi inkulu futhi isindayo, ngamafuphi, inamandla kakhulu umshini ukuze ngiwubambe esikhwameni sami nsuku zonke.
Mina-ke, ngilinde i-Thunderbolt 3 futhi mhlawumbe ekugcineni i-GPU yezithombe zangaphandle ezosetshenziselwa kokubili imidlalo nokubalwa komsebenzi lapho uhlela ividiyo/umsindo, njll. Ngethemba ukuthi izofika ekugcineni.