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
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And to all the So Called Intel Fanboys, AMD went through this long phase with its Bulldozer Design, all while building ZEN in the backend quietly. Competition is a good thing and its great to see a much smaller AMD company pounding in the flesh of a much larger Intel company, that hasn't played very nice for 25+ years now.
Mildly impressed by what intel is getting out of 14nm but beyond that hopefully alderlake is good.
I mean my previous rig was a 4790K I ran from shortly after it was released until I to start building this one late last summer. I will be satisfied with it for at least a few years if need be.
Budget build: i5 10400F ($150 @ Amazon) w/3200Mhz RAM + B560 board
Mid range build: i7 10700F ($269 @ Amazon) w/3200Mhz RAM + B560 board
High end build: Ryzen 7 5800X ($450 @ Amazon) w/3600Mhz RAM + 570 board
and officially out of the running ...
www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-3600-12-Thread-Processor/dp/B07STGGQ18
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $226.99
www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computers-Accessories-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189
On newegg 18th is a little better I guess
www.newegg.com/d/Best-Sellers/Processors-Desktops/s/ID-343/Page-2
one person might go with the R5 3600 at $199 over a 10400F $150 for the superior upgrade path.... Another might need to budget that 50 for an SSD/better PSU etc
Personally the best CPU right now to buy is the 10600k once tweaked it offers 10900k gaming performance in most games and can offer much better productivity performance than the 10400 anyone that needs anything better than that can easily figure out what cpu is best for them. Translates to up to 20% better gaming performance and up to 30% better productivity performance vs the 10400 once tweaked.
Although being real the best value for a gaming system right now is either prebuilt or consoles anyone looking to game in 2021 should ignore the diy market unless you already have a gpu. At a min people should be waiting for lower tier rocket lake reviews for any final judgment although after seeing the 11700k review I'm not overly optimistic a 4-4.4ghz all core rocket lake chip is going to be worth it over a 5ghz 10600k which isn't that hard to cool for gaming.
Also, @Why_Me, I got my R5 3600 from Newegg for $200. They frequently offer $5 off promo codes for them.
For Example:
OK Bulldozer > Better Piledriver
OK ZEN > Better ZEN+ or A lot Better ZEN2
I can see this happening again and again as seen in the past. Which tells me I will hold onto my future ZEN3 gaming rig for another 3-4 years if not more.