Intel Skylake Launch Schedule Reveals Desktop CPUs Could Be Arriving In August

Intel has been finalising the launch schedules for the entirety of its upcoming range of processors based on the ‘Skylake’ microarchitecture. Previous estimates had hinted the first desktop processors could arrive late this year, but the latest reports indicate Intel could have Skylake-S ready as soon August this year.

We’re expected to finally get our first look at the Skylake microprocessors during the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, set to run from 18th-20th August. Intel’s got plenty to demonstrate, with quite a few processors expected towards the tail-end of this year and into the beginning of 2016.

The Intel Developer Forum is going to play host to an in-depth look at how the upcoming Skylake family will work, including the finer points of the microarchitecture and a glimpse at future plans.

According to the information below, the first Skylake processors to hit the market will be Skylake-S desktop enthusiast chips, which are pencilled in for an August-September launch. This pair are the Intel Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K, and with just three months or so to go until these are out, we can expect to see concrete performance results soon.

Skylake-U	Intel Core i7-6500U Intel Core i5-6200U Intel Core i3-6100U	September 2015
	Intel Core i7-6600U Intel Core i5-6300U	January 2016
Skylake-Y	Intel Core M-6Y75 Intel Core M-6Y54 Intel Core M-6Y30	September 2015
	Intel Core M-6Y75 Intel Core M-6Y57	January 2016
Skylake-H	Intel Core i7-6820HK Intel Core i7-6700HQ Intel Core i5-6300HQ Intel Core i3-6100H	September 2015
	Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 Intel Core i7-6920HQ Intel Core i7-6820HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ	October - November 2015
Skylake S	Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i5-6600K	August - September 2015
	Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6400 Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6400T	September 2015

It's looking as if Skylake is upon us very soon indeed. Broadwell has unfortunately come and gone in a flash, but that's no big deal with the next-generation of central processing units just around the corner. August and September should be extremely busy months, with refreshes across the board for aging Haswell processors, benefiting enthusiast desktop and mobile gamers alike.