In addition to the presentation of Tiger Lake-H with four cores, 5 GHz and up to 35 W has Intel talked about other future processors. The launch of Rocket Lake-S in the first quarter was promised for all desktop users.

So far, Intel has spoken of an IPC plus in the double-digit percentage range. This information has now been specified. Compared to the Core i9 – 11900 K should the Core i9 – 11900 K an IPC- Plus of up to 19 % exhibit. Compared to Ryzen 9 05841 X, Intel aims to regain the crown in most games. The 11. Generation of core processors alias Rocket Lake-S will rely on a new micro-architecture. This is called Cypress Cove and is a backport of Sunny Cove from 10 on 14 nm. In addition, the Rocket Lake S processors should have an integrated graphics unit based on the Xe architecture preserved. This is probably the Xe-LP expansion, as it is also used in the Tiger Lake processors.

The Core i9 – 11900 K will have eight cores – two less than the Core i9 10900 K is the case. In terms of multi-threaded performance, the Rocket Lake-S could well be a small step backwards in extreme cases. Intel specifies a maximum boost clock of 5.3 GHz for the top model. If all eight cores are used, it should still be 4.8 GHz.

The memory controller of the Rocket Lake S processors now also supports DDR4 – 3200, with which Intel in the validation of its controller to AMD unlocks. Of course, the previous processors could address the memory faster, but Intel only validated it up to DDR4 – 2933.

Rocket Lake-S offers a platform based on the existing LGA 1200 especially the support of PCI-Express 4.0. Overall, the new processors should 20 provide PCIe 4.0 lanes so that a graphics card and an NVMe SSD can be connected with the full number of lanes.

The new chipsets of the 500 – Series (Z 590, H570, B 560 and H 510) offer a doubling of the connection. Intel’s Direct Media Interface (DMI 3.0) is drilled out from four to eight lanes and should therefore have a transfer rate of 8 GT / s (7, 86 GB / s) must be shown.

More details about Alder Lake

Also a Intel has lost a few words about Alder Lake, the next generation in terms of technology ch the x 86 – architecture and the broader change to a hybrid design. In the second half of the year 2020 Intel wants to combine high-performance cores with particularly efficient ones.

Alder Lake will be the first processors to be developed in an improved version of 10 nm SuperFin. In addition, Intel describes Alder Lake as the foundation of the future desktop and notebook processors, so that we will see corresponding processors in these two market segments.