A new leak has been going around that the Samsung Galaxy Book S will be sporting the Intel Lakefield CPU and that it is finally on the way. This was apparently leaked by Samsung itself. The Book S and Intel Lakefield Coe i5 LG16G7 chip leak were spotted on Samsung's Canda online store, according to reports by NotebookCheck.
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The Samsung Galaxy Book S sports an Intel Lakefield CPU; The same specs as the SnapDragon 8cx Model
This all basically means that the public will be seeing the new Samsung Galaxy Book S soon, taking on its first x86 with a Lakefield CPU. It was first rumored that Microsoft's Surface Neo was the first one to ever sport the x86 Lakefield device but that's not until the 2021.
It will be available in both Earthy Gold and Mercury Gray and it's a 13-inch model with the same exact specifications as the Snapdragon 8cx model, meaning it will have the same 13.3-inch touch display, 42Wh battery, 256GB, and 512GB storage options, and 8GB memory.
Reports from Tech Radar has said that "the Lakefield model won't have LTE connectivity and will have a shorter battery life of only 17 hours on a single charge (next to its ARM-based counterpart's 25 hours). At least, it will have Wi-Fi 6 support, which is faster than the 8cx model's Wi-Fi 5. Other specs revealed about the Lakefield Galaxy Book S include a fingerprint reader on the power button, two USB Type-C ports, a microSD card reader, a combo audio jack, a 1MP camera, and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. It will also run on Windows 10 Home."
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A powerful advantage performance-wise
When it comes to performance, everyone just has to wait a little bit more to see how it will measure up against the 8cx. The i5-LG16G7 is slightly better based on some benchmarks that were also leaked. It only has a minimum single-core performance advantage and it does not come close to the 8cx's multi-core performance.
"With a lower performance and shorter battery life, one thing that could convince folks to opt for this Lakefield model is a more affordable price tag. Unfortunately, the leaked specs did not pinpoint pricing or availability," Tech Radar added.
This should be a very good option for those who solely rely on x86-64 applications and can help alleviate pain points of the current Win 10 on ARM implementation, as all users can run these apps without the need to use emulations. The Core i5-L16G7 is a 5-core part with a maximum clock of 3 GHz and consists of four tiny Tremont cores and a huge Sunny Cove core along with a Gen11 graphics.
There is still no announcement when it will be released, but everyone is hoping it'll be announced soon.
