We re not keen on kicking a company while it is down, so we ll avoid the same introduction you ve read a few dozen times already in the last couple of years: AMD and its Ryzen lineup is running loops around Intel and its desktop Core CPUs. And Intel keeps shooting itself in the sneaker, right when you think it might be about to get back into the race.
The company s latest launch of processors, the 11th Generation Rocket Lake Core series, has been met with mostly ho-hum reviews (ours among them). At a time when Intel needed to really make the Empire State Building disappear, the mirror broke and everyone saw through the illusion.
Feb 8, 2021 22:59 EST
Intel has confirmed that it won t be allowing 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPU compatibility on existing B460 & H410 chipset based motherboards. According to Intel, the CPUs will officially get support on Z490 & H470 motherboards while the more budget-oriented offerings will be left out.
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs Not Supported on H410 & B460 Chipset Based Motherboards
On its official support page, Intel states that motherboards based on the Intel B460 & the H410 chipsets are not compatible with Intel s 11th Gen Desktop CPUs. Now Intel 11th Gen CPUs come with both Rocket Lake and Comet Lake Refresh flavors. The entry-level 400-series motherboards will retail support for 11th Gen Comet Lake Refresh CPUs which will include Celeron, Pentium, and Core i3 parts but won t be receiving support for the Rocket Lake lineup which includes Core i5, the Core i7, and Core i9 SKUs.
Jan 16, 2021 23:16 EST
Intel s entire 11th Generation Rocket Lake & Comet Lake Refresh Desktop CPU family has been listed online along with preliminary prices. A total of 30 CPUs have been listed by Belgian etailer, 2Compute along with prices which suggest that the upcoming flagship might be slightly cheaper than the existing one.
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake & Comet Lake Refresh Desktop CPU Listed Online With Specs & Prices, Early Pricing Shows i9 CPUs Cheaper Than Predecessors
The retailer has listed down 14 Rocket Lake and 5 Comet Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs. All of these are part of the 11th Generation Core lineup that is planned for launch in March 2021. Do note that the prices mentioned here are preliminary and should get lower once we get close to launch. The Intel Rocket Lake CPUs will be featuring the brand new Cypress Cove cores while the Comet Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs will be based on the refined Skylake architecture.
Z590 Motherboards Feature PCIe Gen 4.0 Compatibility Only With 11th Gen Intel Rocket Lake Core i9, Core i7, Core i5 CPUs Jan 3, 2021 11:17 EST
Two weeks from now, Intel and its board partners will be introducing their brand new Z590 (500-series) motherboards which would offer full support for 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs. The key feature of these boards aside from the next-gen CPU support would be advanced I/O features and full support for PCIe Gen 4.0 protocol.
Intel Z590 Motherboards Only Offer PCIe Gen 4.0 Compatibility When Running 11th Gen Rocket Lake Core i9, Core i7, & Core i5 Desktop CPUs, Not Supported By Comet Lake Refresh Core i3 CPUs