Idriz Velghe 20 January 2021 08: 15 7 Comments

Introduction During the CES fair last week Intel unveiled its latest desktop processors: Rocket Lake. These CPUs have a maximum of 8 cores and 19 threads. In addition to an estimated IPC improvement of up to 19%, the integrated Xe GPU should reach % more powerful than the previous generation. In addition, the RKL-S processors support pcie 4.0.

Although the new chips are not expected until the end of this quarter, Intel partners already got their Z 590 – motherboards revealed. The current generation of Comet Lake processors use the same LGA 1200 socket. So if you plan to buy a Rocket Lake chip, you can put your current Comet Lake CPU in a Z 590 – pin the board.

This overview consists of such 57 models, including those from ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte and MSI. Currently, only Asus and MSI have announced their suggested retail prices. The cheapest model can be bought for around 200, while the most expensive variant has a price tag of up to 1. 500 has Euro.