Analysis of Intel 11th Rocket Lake & Comet Lake update desktop CPUs

The full list of 11th Gen Rocket Lake & Comet Lake Renewable Desk CPUs was released by Chinese tech revolution, ijiandao (via @Harukaze5719). The Intel 11th Generation lineup includes 13 Rocket Lake & a total of 13 Comet Lake refresh desktop CPUs defined by the source.

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The 11 Generation CPU family will be split between 13 Rocket Lake-S Desktop & 13 Comet Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPU. The source reports that the i9, i7 & i5 changes will be in the Rocket Lake line while the Comet Lake Recovery Desktop CPUs will be made up of the Core i3, Pentium & Celeron variants. The Intel Rocket Lake CPUs will feature the state-of-the-art Cypress Cove cores while the Comet Lake Recovery Desk CPUs will be based on Skylake’s revamped architecture.

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The following are the main Rocket Lake desktop CPUs we can expect within an 11th generation family:

  • Main i9-11900K
  • Main i9-11900
  • Main i9-11900T
  • Main i7-11700K
  • Main i7-11700
  • Main i7-11700T
  • Main i5-11600K
  • Main i5-11600
  • Main i5-11600T
  • Main i5-11500
  • Main i5-11500T
  • Main i5-11400
  • Main i5-11400T

Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPU Lineup Specs (Introduction):

CPU name Cores / Threads Clock base Enhanced Clock (1-Core) Add to Clock (All-Core) Cache Graphics TDP (PL1)
Main i9-11900K 8/16 3.50 GHz 5.30 GHz 4.80 GHz 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 125W
Main i9-11900 8/16 TBC TBC TBC 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 65W
Main i9-11900T 8/16 TBC TBC TBC 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 35W
Main i7-11700K 8/16 TBC 5.00 GHz 4.60 GHz 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 125W
Main i7-11700 8/16 2.50 GHz 4.90 GHz TBC 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 65W
Main i7-11700T 8/16 TBC TBC 16 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 35W
Main i5-11600K 6/12 TBC 4.90 GHz 4.60 GHz 12 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 125W
Main i5-11600 6/12 TBC TBC TBC 12 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 65W
Main i5-11600T 6/12 TBC TBC TBC 12 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 35W
Main i5-11500 6/12 TBC TBC TBC 12 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 65W
Main i5-11500T 6/12 TBC TBC TBC 12 MB Intel Xe 32 EU (256 Cores) 35W
Main i5-11400 6/12 2.60 GHz 4.400 GHz 4.20 GHz 12 MB Intel Xe 24 EU (192 Cores) 65W
Main i5-11400T 6/12 TBC TBC TBC 12 MB Intel Xe 24 EU (192 Cores) 35W

The unlocked KU series SKUs feature a base PL1 TDP of 125W while the non-K SKUs feature a fixed TDP of 65W. The ‘T’ series switches, the lowest TDP SKUs come with a fixed TDP of 35W. The Intel Core i9 and Core i7 CPUs based on the Rocket Lake CPU architecture feature 8 cores, 16 threads, and 16 MB of L3 cache. The Core i5 SKUs feature 6 cores and 12 threads as well as a total of 12 MB L3 cache. All CPUs feature the integrated Intel Xe GPU with 32 EUs or 256 cores.

Moving on to the Comet Lake Refresh schedule, Intel appears to be reinstalling the improved Skylake architecture for the mainstream line and budget series. The work line will include the following SKUs:

  • Main i3-11100
  • Main i3-11100T
  • Main i3-11300
  • Main i3-11300T
  • Main i3-11320
  • Pentium G6420
  • Pentium G6420T
  • Pentium G6520
  • Pentium G6250T
  • Pentium G6220
  • Celeron G5930
  • Celeron G5930T
  • Celeron G5950

Intel 11 Gen Comet Lake Desktop CPU Lineup Specs Update (Preview):

CPU name Cores / Threads Clock base Enhanced Clock (1-Core) Add to Clock (All-Core) Cache Graphics TDP
Main i3-11320 4/8 TBC TBC TBC 8 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 65W
Main i3-11300 4/8 TBC TBC TBC 8 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 65W
Main i3-11300T 4/8 TBC TBC TBC 8 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 35W
Main i3-11100 4/8 TBC TBC TBC 6 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 65W
Main i3-11100T 4/8 TBC TBC TBC 6 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 35W
Pentium G6420 2/4 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 58W
Pentium G6420T 2/4 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 35W
Pentium G6520 2/4 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 58W
Pentium G6250T 2/4 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 35W
Pentium G6220 2/4 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 630 24 EU (192 Cores) 58W
Celeron G5930 2/2 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 610 12 EU (96 Cores) 58W
Celeron G5930T 2/2 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 610 12 EU (96 Cores) 35W
Celeron G5950 2/2 TBC Not applicable Not applicable 4 MB UHD 610 12 EU (96 Cores) 58W

The Core i3 models feature 4 cores and 8 threads but all variants except the Core i3-11100 series feature 8 MB of L3 cache versus 6 MB of L3 cache on these CPUs. The Pentium line processors feature 2 cores, 4 threads, & 4 MB of L3 cache while the Celeron line only gets 2 cores and no multi-thread support. These cracks also carry 4 MB of L3 cache though. The Core i3 and Pentium models feature UHD 630 graphics with 24 EU while the Celeron SKUs get UHD 610 graphics with 12 EU.

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The source also reports that only high-end Z490 desktops will be able to fully support Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs due to the new power requirements required for compatibility.

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Intel’s Rocket Lake-S desktop CPU platform will feature support for an LGA 1200 socket that first debuted with the 10th Gen Comet Lake-S CPUs even though they were on 400-series motherboards. The Intel Rocket Lake-S processors launch specifically for the 500-series motherboards but it has been proven that LGA 1200 motherboards will offer support for Rocket Lake-S CPUs, especially since PCIe Gen 4.0 is an obvious feature of Z490 motherboards that would only be enabled using Rocket Lake-S desktop CPUs. Motherboard manufacturers, especially ASUS are paying extra attention to the introduction of PCIe Gen 4 hard-core integration on their Z590 line of motherboards versus their Z490 line as we pointed out. seo.

Key features of Intel Rocket Lake desktop CPUs include:

  • Increased performance with the new basic Cypress Cove architecture
  • Up to 8 cores and 16 threads (Advantages of Dual Digit IPC over Skylake)
  • New Xe graphics architecture (Up to 50% Higher Gen9 Performance)
  • DDR4 3200 MHz enhanced memory support
  • PCIe 4.0 CPU Blades (Available on Z490 & Z590 Motherboards)
  • Enhanced display (Integrated HDMI 2.0b, DP1.4a, HBR3)
  • Added x4 CPU PCIe Lanes = 20 Full CPU PCIe 4.0
  • Advanced Media (12 bit compression AV1 / HVEC, E2E)
  • CPU connected storage or Intel Optane memory
  • New overclocking features and capabilities
  • USB Audio Charge
  • CNVi Integrated & Wireless-AX
  • Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20G)
  • 2.5Gb Ethernet split LAN
  • Intel Thunderbolt 4 Unique (USB4 Compliant)

Cypress Cove is said to be the architecture for Rocket Lake CPUs which is reportedly a mix between the design of Sunny Cove and Willow Cove but will have the Xe Gen 12 GPU architecture. Intel’s Core i9-11900K will be the main CPU offering in the lineup and more details about it are expected soon.

Intel Desktop CPU Generation Comparison:

Intel CPU family Processor process Processors Cores (Max) TDPn Platform chipset Platform Memory Support PCIe support Launch
Sandy Bridge (2nd Gen) 32nm 4/8 35-95W 6-Series LGA 1155 DDR3 PCIe Gen 2.0 2011
Ivy Bridge (3rd Gen) 22nm 4/8 35-77W 7-Series LGA 1155 DDR3 PCIe Gen 3.0 2012
Haswell (4th Gen) 22nm 4/8 35-84W 8-Series LGA 1150 DDR3 PCIe Gen 3.0 2013-2014
Broadwell (5th Gen) 14nm 4/8 65-65W 9-Series LGA 1150 DDR3 PCIe Gen 3.0 2015
Skylake (6th Gen) 14nm 4/8 35-91W 100-Series LGA 1151 DDR4 PCIe Gen 3.0 2015
Kaby Lake (7th Gen) 14nm 4/8 35-91W 200-Series LGA 1151 DDR4 PCIe Gen 3.0 2017
Coffee Lake (8th Gen) 14nm 6/12 35-95W 300-Series LGA 1151 DDR4 PCIe Gen 3.0 2017
Lake Coffee (9th Gen) 14nm 8/16 35-95W 300-Series LGA 1151 DDR4 PCIe Gen 3.0 2018
Comet Lake (10th Gen) 14nm 10/20 35-125W 400-Series LGA 1200 DDR4 PCIe Gen 3.0 2020
Lake Rocket (11th Gen) 14nm 8/16 TBA 500-Series LGA 1200 DDR4 PCIe Gen 4.0 2021
Alder Lake (12th Gen) 10nm? 16/24? TBA Series 600? LGA 1700 DDR5 PCIe Gen 5.0? 2021
Lake Meteor (13th Gen) 7nm? TBA TBA Series 700? LGA 1700 DDR5 PCIe Gen 5.0? 2022?
Loch Lunar (14th Gen) TBA TBA TBA Series 800? TBA DDR5 PCIe Gen 5.0? 2023?

What next generation Intel Desktop CPU platform do you think will deliver the first major break against AMD Ryzen?

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