Not content to talk about only its desktop processors, Intel had a lot to say regarding its mobile processor line-up, too. The chipmaker is releasing two new 10th-gen mobile processors, new 11th-gen mobile processors, and Chromebooks will even get Intel’s Tiger Lake processors for the first time, plus some extra goodies.
Intel s 11th-Gen Desktop Processors Have a Neat GPU Trick Up Their Sleeves
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Intel had a lot of processor announcements today, everything from laptops and Chromebooks to desktops and its vPro platform. There was something for nearly every industry segment it was
a lot. But the news that’s probably at the front of everyone’s mind is Intel’s 11th-gen desktop processors, aka Rocket Lake. What’s the core count? The boost clock? Is it a 10nm architecture? What are the SKUs? Intel revealed most of that information, focusing on what it says will be its flagship 11th-gen desktop CPU, the Core i9-11900K. It also talked about a new GPU capability that could end up being extremely cool.
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As of January 4, 2021, Intel has started phasing out its 300-series chipsets. The company recently published a Product Change Notification detailing the end-of-life timeline for its chipsets that supports 8th and 9th generation Intel processors, and by the end of January 2022, the chipsets will be silicon history. The 2020 release of Intel’s 10th-gen CPUs and 400-series chipsets already spelled out retirement for the 300-series, but now it’s official.
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The last date anyone can place an order for 300-series motherboards is July 23, 2021, with the final shipment date being January 28, 2022. This affects consumer desktop chipsets Z390, Z370, H370, B365, B360, H310C, and H310D, and consumer mobile chipset QMS380, which are based on a now old motherboard socket, the LGA 1151. (The Q370 chipset wasn’t listed, but that’s a business-focused chipset that supports vPro versions of 8th and 9th-gen Intel processors.)
Intel s 11th-Gen Processor With Iris Xe Graphics Is Really That Good
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Intel’s Tiger Lake could be the leap in integrated graphics and processing power Intel’s needed for the last half-decade. My immediate thought when Intel announced its long-awaited Tiger Lake 11th-gen mobile processors earlier this month was, “Of all the times for Apple to move to its own CPU.” The claimed performance in video editing and work productivity tasks definitely grabbed my attention, but it was the promise of 1080p gaming at 60 frames per second that piqued it. For graphically demanding games, 60 fps at 1080p
is a great achievement for an integrated GPU. I’ve only spent a little time with Intel’s latest mobile processor and while it hasn’t always matched the promise, and 60 fps at 1080p continues to elude it, what Tiger Lake can do overall is still so seriously impressive that it’s likely one of the best integrated graphics processors out there.