Intel confirmed yesterday some important information on the upcoming, 11 generation of desktop processors codenamed Rocket Lake. We already know that the new units will be based on the Cypress Cove architecture, built on the basis of Sunny Cove. There will also be the 14 technological process, loved by all PC enthusiasts. The news also includes support for PCIe 4.0, a DDR4 memory controller 3200 MHz and the new integrated graphics Iris Xe Graphics. Today, however, fresh tests of the Intel Rocket Lake-S processor engineering sample, which come from the popular UserBenchmark benchmark, have entered the network. How does the representative of 11 of the generation fare against the background of its predecessors?

A new engineering sample of the Intel Rocket Lake processor has been tested in the UserBenchmark database. At 4.2 GHz, the system turned out to be more efficient than the Core i7 – 10700 K with a clock of 5.1 GHz.

Intel Rocket Lake-S – Cypress Cove Architecture Confirmed

From the UserBenchmark database we learned that the new Intel Rocket Lake-S processor has been equipped with 8 cores and 16 threads. This is the maximum configuration for 11 generation. We already know that both Core i7 and Core i9 will be equipped with the same number of cores / threads, and the difference will be higher clocks and better OC potential for the top Core i9 units. The reported base clock of the engineering sample is 3.4 GHz, while the average clock speed in Turbo Boost 2.0 mode is 4.2 GHz. Interestingly, the processor was installed in the new MSI motherboard with the Z chipset 590. In addition, slower DDR4 memory clocked 2666 MHz was used.

The CPU performed very well in the single thread test with the result of 179 points. For comparison, Intel Core i7 – 10700 K with 5.1 GHz obtained in the same test 148 points, while Core i9 – 10900 K with 5.3 GHz reached 152 points. The Rocket Lake engineering sample was therefore 21% better than the Core i7 – 10700 K on the mentioned settings and o 18% better than Core i9 – 10900 K. Despite the lower clock, in the test of 8 cores Rocket Lake also fared slightly better than the Core i7 – 10700 K, but it did not manage to overtake the Core i9 – 10900 K. In the current test, we can conclude that 11 generation will primarily bring a noticeably stronger one thread compared to the Skylake architecture. Intel Rocket Lake will premiere in the first quarter 2021 of the year.

Performance comparison of Intel Rocket Lake and Comet Lake in UserBenchmark (Source WCCFTech).

Source: WCCFTech