Let's guess which cpu will be used in new MBA

[MatthaiosSaraj]

Let's see if we can guess which CPUs will be used in new MBA.
My predictions are:
- 11" MBA i5-4250U 1.3-2.6GHz and optional i7-4550U 1.5-3GHz
- 13" MBA same as 11" or i5-4350U 1.4-2.9GHz and i7-4650U 1.7-3.3GHz
all CPU have intel HD5000 graphics
For rMBP they might go with 4350 and 4650 instead of using them in MBA or they might go with i5-4258U 24.-2.9GHz and i7-4558U 2.8-3.3GHz for both 13" and 15" rMBP or maybe i5-4288U 2.6-3.1GHz for base 15". All rMBP will probably have a cpu with iris pro graphics.
What are your thoughts on this?

 

[gnasher729]

Let's see if we can guess which CPUs will be used in new MBA.
My predictions are:
- 11" MBA i5-4250U 1.3-2.6GHz and optional i7-4550U 1.5-3GHz
- 13" MBA same as 11" or i5-4350U 1.4-2.9GHz and i7-4650U 1.7-3.3GHz
all CPU have intel HD5000 graphics
For rMBP they might go with 4350 and 4650 instead of using them in MBA or they might go with i5-4258U 24.-2.9GHz and i7-4558U 2.8-3.3GHz for both 13" and 15" rMBP or maybe i5-4288U 2.6-3.1GHz for base 15". All rMBP will probably have a cpu with iris pro graphics.
What are your thoughts on this?

To be honest, all these numbers just make my head spin

 

[dukebound85]

i don't think the iris pro configs will make it to macs

just a hunch

 

[MacLappy]

This is my guess

MacBook Air 11" base processor i5 4250U 1.3GHz
MacBook Air 13" base processor i5 4350U 1.4GHz
Both upgradable to i7 4650U 1.7GHz

 

[oneMadRssn]

They will definately be from the Haswell-ULT line of 13.5w-15w CPUs; it could be any of them though.

 

[BASTI51]

i5-4200U & i7-4500U like acers and sonys ultrabookflagships

sadly no GT3

 

[danistyping]

This is my guess

MacBook Air 11" base processor i5 4250U 1.3GHz
MacBook Air 13" base processor i5 4350U 1.4GHz
Both upgradable to i7 4650U 1.7GHz

Why such low GHz? My MBA has a 2GHz low voltage i7. What don't I understand about Ivy vs Haswell?

 

[BASTI51]

Why such low GHz? My MBA has a 2GHz low voltage i7. What don't I understand about Ivy vs Haswell?

The CPUs with HD5000+ / GT3 have a lower baseclock

 

[danistyping]

The CPUs with HD5000+ / GT3 have a lower baseclock

So does that mean they will be a little slower than the previous generation but have faster graphics? Or does Haswell run faster than Ivy at the same clock speed?

 

[MatthaiosSaraj]

So does that mean they will be a little slower than the previous generation but have faster graphics? Or does Haswell run faster than Ivy at the same clock speed?

Haswell is supposed to be 10 - 15% faster but it has lower base clock speed. At turbo it is the same or little higher. Intel cheated a bit and lowered the base clock to achive lower power consumption at idle.