20 PCWorld MAY 2020NEWS INTEL’S 5.3GHZ COMET LAKE-H CHIP
optional feature which increases the size of
the available channels to 160MHz,
allowing a total bandwidth of 1.68Gbps.
Laptop makers have the option of using
older radios as an alternative to WI-Fi 6,
but Intel executives said they doubted that
would happen.
With Comet Lake-H closely following
Ryzen 4000, we have hot competition and
renewed excitement in the gaming laptop
market. AMD is now just as potent in mobile
as it already is on desktop, where it
swaggered in and, depending on the
workload, cleaned Intel’s clock. Will it be the
same result in laptops? We shouldn’t have to
wait long to tell.could support up to
four Thunderbolt
ports, potentially
replacing the more
generic USB-C ports
found in some
laptops.
While
Thunderbolt 3 ports
allow for exotic I/O
solutions such as
external GPUs, the
real difference
between a regular
USB-C port and a
true Thunderbolt
connection comes
down to displays.
USB-C allows for a pair of external 4K displays
running at 30Hz, good mainly for static
images. Thunderbolt 3 can power two 4K
displays running at 60Hz, much more
comfortable for gaming and intensive use. In
general, the implementation of Thunderbolt
technology within chipsets has been
exclusive to Intel.
The HM370 chipset is also expected to
support Intel’s Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) wireless
technology, which first accompanied Ice
Lake. Wi-Fi 6’s chief benefit is what’s
known as “Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiple Access,” or OFDM, divvying up
the bandwidth to let devices communicate
without waiting. “Wi-Fi 6 Gig+” is an10th Gen Intel Core Mobile
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