Gigabyte has confirmed that notebooks featuring upcoming Coffeelake-H processors are expected at the end of March.
Intel Coffee Lake-H
Although Coffeelake was already introduced for notebooks, the lineup only consists of ultra-low-power SKUs. The 8th Gen Core series were also updated with Kabylake-G processors paired with RX Vega graphics.
Meanwhile, the replacement for Kabylake-H series (the high-end parts for gaming) is expected somewhere in the next two months. Gigabyte representative confirmed that Aero 15X is no longer available and it will be replaced with ‘a refresh’ of Intel 8th Gen Core processor.
The current version of AERO 15X features Kabylake-H I7-7700HQ processor:
Gigabyte’s gaming brand AORUS will also receive new SKUs (labeled as v8) with Coffee Lake-H processors.
Coffee Lake H Series
The Coffee Lake-H series are the first mobile gaming processors to feature six-core configurations. The rumored specs include first Core i9 processor which would boost up to 4.8 GHz (single core). The new H-series are likely to retain 45W TDP for the whole package, which was the same value as for Kabylake-H.
| Intel 8th Gen Core Mobile Processors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Cores/Threads | Base Clock | Turbo Clock | TDP (package) | GPU |
| Coffee Lake-H | |||||
| Core i9-8950HK* | Intel UHD 630 | ||||
| Core i7-8850H | Intel UHD 630 | ||||
| Core i7-8750H | Intel UHD 630 | ||||
| Core i5-8400H | Intel UHD 630 | ||||
| Core i5-8300H | Intel UHD 630 | ||||
| Kaby Lake-G | |||||
| Core i7-8809G | RX Vega M GH** | ||||
| Core i7-8709G | RX Vega M GH** | ||||
| Core i7-8706G | RX Vega M GL** | ||||
| Core i7-8705G | RX Vega M GL** | ||||
| Core i5-8305G | RX Vega M GL** | ||||
| Coffee Lake-U | |||||
| Core i7-8650U | UHD Intel 620 | ||||
| Core i7-8550U | UHD Intel 620 | ||||
| Core i5-8350U | UHD Intel 620 | ||||
| Core i5-8250U | UHD Intel 620 | ||||
| * Unlocked; ** +Intel HD 630; | |||||
Source: Reddit
