[Hardware] Is the twelfth generation of Intel Core approaching?

[EvKirito]

                                                    

 

 

With Rocket Lake just around the corner it seems incredible that rumors about a twelfth generation, this time based on Intel's 10nm process, are so close, but keep in mind that Intel does not only need to make a hit of effect against AMD, who with their Zen architectures have become more than a worthy rival.

 

Rumors suggest that Alder Lake, Intel's twelfth generation architecture, could see the light of day in 2021. It should be remembered that Rocket Lake continues to use Intel's 14 nm node while its successor will make use of the 10 nm node, the that until now Intel has not dared to launch high-performance chips under it.

 

We cannot forget the Intel Xe either, we should see the Intel Xe-HP for advanced data centers, as well as the Intel Xe-HPG with which Intel intends to stand up to NVIDIA and AMD in the enthusiast range of dedicated graphics cards. Intel's high-end dedicated GPUs will also be manufactured under its 10nm node.

 

Market share is important to Intel

 

If we look at the historical market share of both Intel and AMD we will see that the former has smoothly dominated the market share, which means having to make more chips due to much higher demand. The fact that Intel has been investing to double the output of its factories in recent years makes sense considering its typical market share.

 

The production-level problems of their 10 nm nodes led them to have to opt for smaller designs in order to get more chips per wafer, however despite Intel's propaganda there is still some skepticism in the sector. So it is very likely that the increase in production is not accompanied by affordable entry prices.

 

So don't expect the 12th Gen Intel Core to be cheap, the fact that the Rocket Lake CPUs are so close at launch is a clue to that.