Presentation of Dell, which is a well-known Dutch site When describing Intel's immediate plans to announce new processors, it initially focused on the segment of mobile and commercial products. How fair independent experts, in the consumer segment, the schedule for the release of new Intel products could differ, and yesterday this thesis was confirmed in a new publication on the site .
The title of the slide accurately described the target market segment: "desktop and client." This allows us to be sure that the presentation describes Intel's plans related to the release of desktop processors for those consumers who are ready to purchase brand products "in bulk" for self-assembly of computers. However, there is an important explanation on the slide about the division of target segments, but we will talk about this later.
So, we see that the formal debut of 14nm Comet Lake processors in the desktop version is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. The abstract says that in the consumer segment they will be available from the first quarter of 2020, and in the corporate segment in the second quarter of the same year. Without the need to wait a little, apparently, the matter will not do.
The fact that these processors have ten cores, which has long been discussed amid rumors, is also confirmed. The TDP level does not go beyond 95 watts. There will be no change in manufacturing technology, so the statement about the absence of 10nm processors in the Intel desktop production program is true for the period “until the end of 2020”. Although, of course, with a favorable set of circumstances, Intel's plans may change by that time.
The second important point mentioned on the slide is the timing of the announcement of Cascade Lake-X processors. Rumors have previously pointed to the possibility of their release in the third quarter of this year, and now we can talk about this with more confidence. The Glacier Falls platform will house 14nm processors with up to 18 cores. That is, in this regard, the successors of Skylake-X will not raise the bar higher. Judging by the mention of the Intel X299 logic set, compatibility with the old chipset will remain. I would like to hope that with old motherboards too. In any case, the TDP level will not rise beyond 150 W.
How will Cascade Lake-X processors differ from their predecessors? According to fragmentary mentions in open we can judge that the volume of the third level cache will remain the same, but the clock speeds may increase. Intel has said many times with pride that it can optimize the 14nm process to create conditions conducive to improving the consumer qualities of processors. Apparently, another "plus" to the description of the generation of the 14-nm process technology in this case will be expressed in an improvement in the frequency potential.
Source: 3dnews.ru