According to our sources, the new Intel 500 series motherboards and Rocket Lake will not arrive until March 2021, months after the Ryzen solutions based on the Zen 3 architecture.
For a long time, and especially in recent months, there have been rumors about the possible arrival of the new 11th generation Intel Core processors "Rocket Lake" intended for the desktop computer sector by the end of the year.
Why the delay?
The release of the 10th generation Comet Lake processors in May didn't help this timing. It's too tight. Many predicted the Rocket Lake processors would be unveiled around January 2021, at CES 2021. But ultimately, according to Videocardz and HDTecnologia, we'll have to wait until March 2021 for a new range of Intel processors designed for desktop PCs.
The Rocket Lake processors, which have been anticipated for some time, will be compatible with current 400 series motherboards with the LGA 1200 socket . These 14-nanometer processors support PCI Express 4.0 and a completely redesigned architecture. These new processors will likely be an improvement on the Willow Cove series, as they are codenamed Cypress Cove. They will feature a GPU based on the Xe architecture. Intel will therefore bring the features of Tiger Lake to the desktop market, with performance improvements.
The characteristics of Rocket Lake processors
The Rocket Lake processors in these 400 series motherboards will allow you to use a PCIe 4.0 SSD thanks to the direct connection to the processor, but there will also be a new series of 500 series motherboards (Z590, H570, B560, H510, and W580) designed for these 11th generation processors. Regarding the Rocket Lake processor lineup, there is no precise information at the moment, but it seems the offering will be limited to 8 cores and 16 threads with a TDP of 125W. They are, however, capable of supporting higher boost frequencies using the Turbo Boost Max 3.0 . The OS's thread manager will be able to send a maximum number of threads.
Current 10th generation Core i9 processors are characterized by a maximum of 10 cores and 20 threads. Only the Core i7 has 8 cores and 16 threads. The release of Rocket Lake has finally been delayed until March 2021. Intel seems to be avoiding a direct confrontation with the Zen 3-based processors that AMD is developing.
