Sunday, January 24th 2021
Intel "Alder Lake-S" Due for September 2021
2021 is shaping up to be a big year for Intel in the DIY desktop space, with the company preparing to launch not one, but two generations of desktop processors. Having announced them in January, the 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake-S" desktop processors in the LGA1200 package, will release to market in March, with the company claiming a restoration in gaming performance leadership away from AMD's Ryzen 5000 series. Sources tell Uniko's Hardware that the company will announce its 12th Gen successor, the Core "Alder Lake-S" in September 2021.
"Alder Lake-S" will be Intel's first mainstream desktop processor built on its new 10 nm SuperFin silicon fabrication process. The chip is expected to be a "hybrid" processor, combining an equal number of larger "Golden Cove" cores, and smaller "Gracemont" cores, to offer significantly improved energy efficiency. Built in the new Socket LGA1700 package, "Alder Lake-S" is expected to feature more general-purpose SoC connectivity than LGA1200 chips. It will also herald new platform standards, such as DDR5 memory and possibly even mainstreaming of ATX12VO. The processor will launch alongside new Intel 600-series chipset. AMD's response is expected to be the "Zen 4" microarchitecture, a new silicon built on the 5 nm process, and the new AM5 socket that introduces DDR5 memory support.
Sources:
Uniko's Hardware, Videocardz
"Alder Lake-S" will be Intel's first mainstream desktop processor built on its new 10 nm SuperFin silicon fabrication process. The chip is expected to be a "hybrid" processor, combining an equal number of larger "Golden Cove" cores, and smaller "Gracemont" cores, to offer significantly improved energy efficiency. Built in the new Socket LGA1700 package, "Alder Lake-S" is expected to feature more general-purpose SoC connectivity than LGA1200 chips. It will also herald new platform standards, such as DDR5 memory and possibly even mainstreaming of ATX12VO. The processor will launch alongside new Intel 600-series chipset. AMD's response is expected to be the "Zen 4" microarchitecture, a new silicon built on the 5 nm process, and the new AM5 socket that introduces DDR5 memory support.
75 Comments on Intel "Alder Lake-S" Due for September 2021
I honestly hope that Alder Lake S is actually not a joke. I'm tired of seeing Intel recycle their own e-waste for years on end, I haven't wanted to buy a consumer Intel processor since Skylake in 2016.
And in desktop this is not needed at all. Who cares, that light-load tasks are consuming 1-5W instead of 5-20W in the desktop?
Really?
Are they better too?
[URL='https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dsogaming.com/news/intels-next-gen-alder-lake-s-gracemont-core-cpu-architecture-to-support-avx-avx2-avx-vnni-instruction-sets/amp/']Intel’s next-gen Alder Lake-S “Gracemont” core CPU architecture to support AVX/AVX2, AVX-VNNI instruction set[/URL]s
But not sure for the Pentium and Celeron series with only Gracemont Atom cores. If has plans to do it has possibilities up to 8C/8T Pentium first consumer model with more cores twice than previous 4C/4T max.because if you read the article it mentions 2 of Intel's upcoming CPU lines AND AMD's upcoming cpus as well... so your comment makes no sense...
come on man, put some effort into it jeez.ermm I do? I think it would be pretty sweet if the cpu consumes next to nothing 90% of the time when one is just browsing the web or so and then put the better stuff to work when you do actually play a game or so.
Fixed.
Laptop SKUs = December 2021
Desktop AlderLake S 10nm = March 2022
CPU in Stock and at MSRP = 2H 2022
I dunno if the mix of core types is a good thing, but I'm excited to see what it brings.
Is there a name for this in Intel's world? I'm so tired of that ARM reference haha..Fixed it for you.
Unless you think that paying 360€ for a 5600x is Smart. That's if you can even find one.
Zen 3 is great, but the lack of chips and the crazy high prices made them a bad option
If you are upgrading to a new device to "save energy" you are a fool who has bought into green marketing that ONLY looks at energy used and not energy to manufacture and transport. BIG.little is not going to be a huge selling point on desktops, where energy use is nto a concern due to power budgets, but rather heat output, where idle is already not a problem. Modern chips already idle at 5-6w when not doing anything.
which is different as AMD will have a Zen 4 cpu by this year(IF they make good on their timeline)
BTW: we've reached new levels of patheticism, where companies announce the announcement dates (both AMD and Intel do it)
What happened to that?
Or are these the larger "Extreme Edition" chips??
Intel just said they fixed 7nm.
Alder Lake is 10nm.