ASUS Transformer 3 And Other Models Get Their Hardware Detailed – Kaby Lake Present In One Them

When we detailed the announcement of ASUS Transformer 3 and ASUS Transformer 3 Pro, we stated that they will be powered by Intel’s Kaby Lake family but unfortunately, lack of hardware details prevented us from providing you guys with the necessary information concerning the kind of chips present inside. Now, we have accurate information of the processors powering up the latest 2-in-1 from ASUS.

ASUS Transformer 3 And Pro Models Feature Intel Core M Models From Kaby Lake Series And Skylake Processors Respectively – Here Are All The Details

ASUS announced three 2-in-1 hybrids today at Computex 2016:

• ASUS Transformer 3 Pro (which features the highest performing hardware out of the three)
• ASUS Transformer 3 (which sits somewhere in the middle)
• ASUS Transformer 3 Mini (this slate features the lowest hardware out of the three, but is still worthy enough to be purchased if you’re on a very tight budget)

According to BenchLife, Transformer 3 Pro will feature Intel’s Skylake processors family and will be divided into Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 chips, while the ASUS Transformer 3 will feature the latest Kaby Lake series of processors. Given below is the list of Core M Kaby Lake series of processors that are going to be present inside Transformer 3.

• Core m3-7Y30: Intel HD Graphics 615
• Core m5-7Y54: Intel HD Graphics 615
• Core m7-7Y75: Intel vPro enabled with Intel HD Graphics 615

These ultra-low TDP chips don’t exceed the 4.5W range which will likely be true for the Kaby Lake series. On the specifications side, the Core m7-7Y75 is a dual core design with multi-threading enabled. Despite the fact that Transformer 3 Pro will be housing a Skylake processor, it still features more connectivity ports than the regular Transformer 3, transforming the machine into a better performing hybrid, if that is the kind of machine that you’re looking for. Those port details have been listed below:

• USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen 2) with Thunderbolt 3
• HDMI
• USB 3.0 Type-A
• MicroSD card slot
• 3.5mm jack

Compared to Transformer 3 Pro, Transformer 3 features the following connectivity ports:

• USB 3.1 Type-C (Gen 2) with Thunderbolt 3
• 3.5mm jack
• HDMI
• USB 3.0 Type-A

Intel Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:

	Intel Sandy Bridge	Intel Ivy Bridge	Intel Haswell	Intel Broadwell	Intel Skylake	Intel Kaby Lake	Intel Coffee Lake	Intel Coffee Lake Refresh	Intel Comet Lake	Intel Rocket Lake
Processor Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge	Haswell	Broadwell	Skylake	Kaby Lake	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake	Rocket Lake
Processor Process	32nm	22nm	22nm	14nm	14nm	14nm+	14nm++	14nm++	14nm++	14nm++
Processors Cores (Max)	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	6/12	8/16	10/20	10/20?
Platform Chipset	6-Series	7-Series	8-Series	9-Series	100-Series	200-Series	300-Series	300-Series	400-Series	400-Series?
Platform Socket	LGA 1155	LGA 1155	LGA 1150	LGA 1150	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1200	TBD
Memory Support	DDR3	DDR3	DDR3	DDR3	DDR4/DDR3L	DDR4/DDR3L	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
TDPs	35-95W	35-77W	35-84W	65W	35-91W	35-91W	35-95W	35-95W	35-127W	TBD
Platform	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA	Desktop LGA
Launch	2011	2012	2013-2014	2015	2015	2017	2017	2018	2020	2021

If you wanted pricing details of all ASUS Transformer 3 models, then they have been listed below. Keep in mind that these 2-in-1 hybrids will be running Windows 10 ‘out of the box’.

• ASUS Transformer 3 Pro: $999 for the base model
• ASUS Transformer 3: $799 for the base model
• ASUS Transformer Mini: Pricing details currently not available

Looking at these details, which model would you be more compelled to purchase? Let us know your thoughts right away.

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