Tuesday, March 16th 2021
Intel Launches 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake": Unmatched Overclocking and Gaming Performance
The 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors (code-named "Rocket Lake-S") launched worldwide today, led by the flagship Intel Core i9-11900K. Reaching speeds of up to 5.30 GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, the Intel Core i9-11900K delivers even more performance to gamers and PC enthusiasts.
Engineered on the new Cypress Cove architecture, 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors are designed to transform hardware and software efficiency and increase raw gaming performance. The new architecture brings up to 19% gen-over-gen instructions per cycle (IPC) improvement for the highest frequency cores and adds Intel UHD graphics featuring the Intel Xe graphics architecture for rich media and intelligent graphics capabilities. That matters because games and most applications continue to depend on high-frequency cores to drive high frame rates and low latency.
With its new 11th Gen desktop processors, Intel continues to push desktop gaming performance to the limits and deliver the most amazing immersive experiences for players everywhere.
At the top of the stack is the 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K, featuring unmatched performance with up to 5.3 gigahertz, eight cores, 16 threads and 16 megabytes of Intel Smart Cache. The unlocked 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processor supports fast memory speeds with DDR4-3200 to help enable smooth gameplay and seamless multitasking on this platform.
Improvements in this generation include:
Superior Tuning and Stability: 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors introduce new overclocking tools and features for more flexible tuning to achieve unmatched speeds and superior game performance. This generation includes real-time memory overclocking which enables changes to DDR4 frequency in real time, extending memory overclocking support for H570 and B560 chipsets allowing users to experience overclocking, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 2 and AVX-512 voltage guard band override, and an all new integrated memory controller with wider timings and Gear 2 support (in addition to Gear 1 support).
Media and Streaming Features for Days: The new 11th Gen Intel Core S-series delivers rich media experiences, from AAA gaming to high-definition streaming with additional features including DDR4-3200 MHz support, 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, Intel Quick Sync Video, enhanced media (10-bit AV1/12bit high-efficiency video coding decode and end-to-end compression), enhanced display (Integrated HDMI 2.0, HBR3), and discrete Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6E support.
For more information on Intel 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors, visit the 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors Product Brief below.
11th Gen Core Processor Models and Pricing (in 1,000-unit tray quantities):
Engineered on the new Cypress Cove architecture, 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors are designed to transform hardware and software efficiency and increase raw gaming performance. The new architecture brings up to 19% gen-over-gen instructions per cycle (IPC) improvement for the highest frequency cores and adds Intel UHD graphics featuring the Intel Xe graphics architecture for rich media and intelligent graphics capabilities. That matters because games and most applications continue to depend on high-frequency cores to drive high frame rates and low latency.
At the top of the stack is the 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K, featuring unmatched performance with up to 5.3 gigahertz, eight cores, 16 threads and 16 megabytes of Intel Smart Cache. The unlocked 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processor supports fast memory speeds with DDR4-3200 to help enable smooth gameplay and seamless multitasking on this platform.
Improvements in this generation include:
- Up to 19% gen-over-gen IPC performance improvement.
- Up to 50% better integrated graphics performance with Intel UHD graphics featuring Intel Xe graphics architecture.
- Intel Deep Learning Boost and Vector Neural Network Instructions support to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) inference—vastly improving performance for deep learning workloads.
- Enhanced overclocking tools and features for flexible overclocking and tuning performance and experience.
Superior Tuning and Stability: 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors introduce new overclocking tools and features for more flexible tuning to achieve unmatched speeds and superior game performance. This generation includes real-time memory overclocking which enables changes to DDR4 frequency in real time, extending memory overclocking support for H570 and B560 chipsets allowing users to experience overclocking, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 2 and AVX-512 voltage guard band override, and an all new integrated memory controller with wider timings and Gear 2 support (in addition to Gear 1 support).
Media and Streaming Features for Days: The new 11th Gen Intel Core S-series delivers rich media experiences, from AAA gaming to high-definition streaming with additional features including DDR4-3200 MHz support, 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, Intel Quick Sync Video, enhanced media (10-bit AV1/12bit high-efficiency video coding decode and end-to-end compression), enhanced display (Integrated HDMI 2.0, HBR3), and discrete Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6E support.
For more information on Intel 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors, visit the 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors Product Brief below.
254 Comments on Intel Launches 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake": Unmatched Overclocking and Gaming Performance
ill wait
www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3-6GHz-Cache-Desktop/dp/B081TL8XTM/
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $229.99
www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-10400F-Desktop-Processor-Graphics/dp/B086MHSTWN/
Intel Core i5-10400F $152.00
www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-10700F-Desktop-Processor-Graphics/dp/B086MN2XYL
Intel Core i7-10700F $268.23
I welcome the competition of course. But its not always rosy with how Intel conducts its business practices unfortunately.
Did those clock speeds regress?
And yes people PC Hardware is Well Over Priced. Lets all thank Crypto Mining for all these Ripoff prices we are witnessing. When is the Crypto Bubble going to burst? I don't see an end to this. You?
We don't all just play games!
And, amazingly, ON TOPIC: Not impressed, not at all, and that Anandtech review others have mentioned isn't getting me excited either.
The way things are going my current 3900X/1080Ti is going to have to keep going for MUCH longer.
Vega integrated graphics DUNKED on any Intel IGP when it was launched four years ago but Vega has stagnated whilst Intel have been making huge gains with their IGPs every generation since then.
I mean, the guy who designed Vega and learnt all the lessons of Vega has been working for Intel for those same four years.
www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i9-10900/6.html
Vega's lead is debatable over 96EU Xe in the i7. It varies from game to game and doesn't win them all, just a majority.
I'm looking at Vega7 vs the 80EU Xe in the i5, and that's equally not a clear-cut win for Vega.
Back when Vega IGPs launched, AMD were 60-100% faster. Now the latest generation of Vega's average lead is maybe 5-10% and the supply/availability of decent 4700U/4800U laptops is terrible compared to the huge number of design wins for Tiger Lake. I can find a good quality, all-metal chassis, dual-channel, 16GB, 300+ nits display i5 laptops far more easily and for a better price than I can find a similar thing in 4700U or higher. I really like my 2700U laptop but I've been waiting to replace it for a year now and the choices in that time have been unappealing - either bad laptops or hideously overpriced. There are multiple good Tiger Lake options and it's only been on the market for a couple of months, unlike Renoir which supposedly launched in February 2020.I bought a 5800X for myself but I'm still using the 3900X I pinched from work because it's a beast, even at stock. I guess 64MB L3 Cache is still incredible even if it's split into four chunks
When you find unbiased reviews oh boy, AMD has some areas they just absolutely dominate (the 12 and 16 core parts are absurd for rendering and workloads)
Intel Build:
11700K $649
MSI Z490-A Pro $239
2x8GB DDR4 3600Mhz $129
Powercolor 6700XT Red Devil $999
Case $62
Silverstone PSU Gold 750W $149
SSD 500GB $89
Total $2316
AMD Build
5800X $650 (Amazon Australia)
Gigabyte X570 UD $189
2x8GB DDR4 3600Mhz $129
Powercolor 6700XT Red Devil $999
Case $62
Silverstone PSU Gold 750W $149
SSD 500GB $89
Total $2267
There ya go son, two exact same builds, one AMD, one Intel with prices directly from the best online computer store in Australia (ill include screen shots for you) and as you can see and already know the AMD system is already proven to be faster look at the review online and also using the cheapest Z490 and X570 Motherboards BUT note that the AMD build can be even cheaper as you can use a B450 Motherboard that will allow Memory and CPU overclocking so thats considered a mid price for the AMD build not the cheapest ;) Amazon did not have the 11700k listed at all in AUS.
So you was saying?
www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157976
ASRock B560 Steel Legend $129.99
Expect this cpu to show up on Newegg any day now.
www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007671 601361546
Intel Core i7-11700F Rocket Lake ($350 if I had to guess)
www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212S-20PK-R1-Contact-Silencio/dp/B07H25DYM3/
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition CPU Air Cooler $39.99
www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232884
G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 CL16 Intel XMP 2.0 $79.99
Total: $600
www.anandtech.com/show/16343/intel-core-i710700-vs-core-i710700k-review-is-65w-comet-lake-an-option
www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5800X-16-Thread-Processor/dp/B0815XFSGK/
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X $449
btw what cpu cooler would you recommend for that 5800X?
It's the densest CPU ever made, so it puts out a low amount of heat to a tiny area, making it hard to read low temps from.
That chip can run 90C at 100W, where an intel can run 50C at 300W just because the heat is spread out more on the intel - and it means NOTHING because the chips is designed to run at that heat, long term.