In a nod to the rise of remote work, remote school, and the increased popularity of PC gaming, Intel on Monday announced four new processor families that will power everything from massive desktop gaming rigs to inexpensive Chromebooks.
Among the new chips are 27 business-focused models, 12 for premium gaming laptops, and eight to power a new class of desktop PCs. With their arrival, Intel’s long-delayed transition to a 10-nanometer (10nm) chip-fabrication process inches closer to completion, a key step as the company seeks to compete with AMD s Ryzen processors and Apple’s new in-house silicon, the M1 chip.
New for the Desktop: Meet Rocket Lake