The model upgrades for MacBook Pro are "imminent;" that's how Forbes would put it in a recent report, saying that users can expect a significant upgrade for Apple's laptops this 2016.
In its report, Forbes said that top-tier Windows vendors like Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Microsoft Surface Book have already moved to the new microarchitecture, which is the Skylake 6th Generation Intel Core Processor. Skylake, accordingly, is Intel's newest processor architecture following the Haswell/Broadwell that was introduced in 2013.
And since the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Microsoft Surface Book have already moved to Skylake, Forbes call it "a virtual certainty" that Apple will be making the move, especially with the 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina.
What changes and improvements will come along with the new Skylake processor? According to Velocity Micro, there are five performance improvements that will be brought about by Intel's Skylake processor.
One is "better performance with less power," increasing the device's performance by 11 percent over previous generation CPUs while using 22% less power.
"In summary, if you're looking for the highest performing quad-core processors available, it's the new Skylake Intel Core i7-6700k," Velocity Micro wrote.
Second is the USB 3.1 Type C and Thunderbolt 3, which boosts the device's speed, power and convenience. Third is the wireless support. According to the report, with the new i7-6700K and i5-6600K, going wireless is made easier with wireless docking supported by WiGig and wireless video up to 4K resolution supported by Intel WiDi 6.0.
The fourth is a better-integrated graphics, which will have a 28 percent graphic performance boost as compared to previous Iris Pro introduced by the Haswell/Broadwell processor. Lastly, the new Skylake processor will have full support for DDR4.
"Intel rolled out support for DDR4 Memory to Hexa and Octo-core processors which utilize the LGA 2011 socket last year. Now, DDR4 comes to quad-core Skylake, a boon to heavy multitaskers, enthusiasts, media creators, and hard core gamers," the blog said.