In a Medium post, Intel has actually verified that its 11th generation “Rocket Lake” CPUs will be arriving in the very first quarter of 2021. Plainly, Intel is trying to sprinkle a bit of cold water on AMDs Ryzen 5000 CPUs, which are launching tomorrow and will serve as Rocket Lakes main rival.
Intels verification comes a day after Videocardz reported on some crucial rumors about the Rocket Lake CPUs. The website claims theyll launch in March, include a faster “Cypress Cove” core architecture, and max out with an 8-core offering. The latter would be surprising since Intels Comet Lake S chips topped out with a 10-core CPU. Judging from some early GeekBench ratings, Wccftech predicts these new chips will be an evolutionary leap ahead of the 10th-gen CPUs. Theyll supposedly have a 5GHz increase speed and be Intels farewell to its aging 14nm architecture.
Intel confirms 11th-gen Rocket Lake desktop CPUs for early 2021 – Engadget
