
Intel has unveiled its 11th-gen Core desktop processors (Rocket Lake-S), built on a new architecture that delivers up to a 19% IPC performance uplift.
Yesterday evening, the "blue" giant introduced its 11th Gen Core chips based on the new Rocket Lake-S architecture. While these new processors are still manufactured on 14nm nodes, Rocket Lake-S isn't just another Skylake refresh. Instead, it's a backport of the 10nm Sunny Cove architecture to the aging 14nm process.
Here are the key improvements in this generation of Intel Core processors:
Up to a 19% IPC (instructions per cycle) performance boost over Comet Lake-S.
Up to 50% better integrated graphics performance, jumping from Intel UHD (Comet Lake-S) to the new Intel Xe graphics architecture (Rocket Lake-S).
Intel® Deep Learning Boost and Vector Neural Network Instructions support hardware-accelerated AI inference, significantly boosting deep learning workloads.
Enhanced overclocking tools and features for more flexible tuning, performance, and usability.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИThe new Rocket Lake-S architecture delivers up to a 19% IPC improvement over the current Comet Lake-S (Skylake). Crucially, it also brings long-awaited AVX-512 support to the desktop segment.
However, there is a catch. Unlike 10th Gen Core chips, where Intel offered a flagship 10-core product, 11th Gen Core processors top out at just 8 cores.
⤢ ВІДКРИТИLeading the new lineup is the flagship 8-core, 16-thread Intel Core i9-11900K. With clock speeds reaching up to 5.3 GHz and a 19% IPC uplift, this chip could help Intel reclaim the gaming crown, as the company highlighted in several slides.
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⤢ ВІДКРИТИFor graphics, Intel went with its own advanced Xe architecture, giving the new 11th Gen Core lineup robust multimedia capabilities, from AAA gaming to high-definition streaming. Other platform features include DDR4-3200 support, 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, and Intel Quick Sync Video (with 10-bit AV1 and 12-bit HEVC decoding and compression). The platform also adds improved high-definition display support with native HDMI 2.0 and HBR3, along with discrete support for Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6E.
You can check out the full lineup of the new 11th Gen Core processors below:
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⤢ ВІДКРИТИThere's a catch, though. Unfortunately, Intel filled out the lower end of the 11th Gen Core lineup with older Comet Lake-S models. Everything below Core i5, specifically Core i3 and Pentium Gold, is nothing more than rebranded and slightly overclocked versions of previous-gen 10th Gen Core chips.
The new Intel processors will go on sale on March 30.