Solid gaming performance and attractive pricing on April 3, 2021, 11:57 12 comments
The big picture: Since the release of Ryzen 5000, AMD has somewhat abandoned the market segment that had some of their best sellers. They still offer the Ryzen 5 3600, but users were expecting new models in this price range given the history with R5 1600, 2600 and 3600. Unfortunately this did not happen as the 5600X targets a higher price bracket and now it seems that Intel wants to win it back, offering (unofficial?) price reductions for 10th-gen models and introducing the Core i5-11400 with appealing price tag, especially for gamers.
We ve been reporting about sales of Intel 10th-gen CPUs, with the Core i5-10400F usually found for under $150. Now with the release of the i5-11400 at $184, it seems that Intel wants to saturate this market segment and steal away AMD s momentum, after having very attractive offerings around $200 for a few years now. Most reviewe
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs Launched, Including Flagship Core i9-11900K
Intel is hoping to take on AMD s powerful Ryzen 5000 series By Jamshed Avari | Updated: 17 March 2021 12:24 IST
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Highlights
New 500-series motherboards will be needed to harness all capabilities
The Cypress Cove architecture is a 14nm backport of the 10nm Sunny Cove
Intel s 11th Gen desktop CPUs, known by their code name Rocket Lake , have just been announced. Aimed primarily at gamers and desktop enthusiasts, these CPUs are based on a new Cypress Cove core architecture and many of them feature more powerful integrated Intel Xe graphics capabilities including AI acceleration. Interestingly, Rocket Lake marks a major departure from the iterative 14nm CPU refreshes that Intel has been releasing for the past five years as it struggles with 10nm production capacity. The company has adapted its 10nm Sunny Cove architecture, on which the
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HIGHLIGHTS
Acer has launched their Nitro 5 gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA RTX 3060 GPUs starting at INR 89,990
A similarly powerful desktop would have cost much lower but given the global chip shortage, that s no longer the case
Your choice - go with the laptop for portability or desktop for marginally higher performance The RTX 3060 Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop for INR 89,990 costs the same as a similarly powered RTX 3060 desktop PC
Acer has launched their new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop powered by NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics and an Intel Core i5-10300H 10th Gen processor for Rs. 89,990 in India. This isn’t the first gaming laptop to feature an RTX 30-series GPU but it certainly happens to be the first with an RTX 3060 GPU. ASUS already has RTX 3080 and 3070 based gaming laptops and MSI seems to be gearing up to have their units in the Indian market as well. The new Acer Nitro 5 also comes with 8GB RAM and a 15.6-inch 144 Hz IPS panel with a claimed response time of 3ms.
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs: Release Date Announced; Line-Up, Specs Revealed
KEY POINTS
Performance review, benchmark and sales are also scheduled on the same date
Intel confirmed that it is aware of retailers selling the CPUs ahead of the launch date
After several leaks and rumors, Intel finally revealed several launch and release details for its upcoming Intel 11th Generation Rocket Lake Desktop CPU series. The complete line-up and specifications of the Core i9 and Core i7 SKUs are now available too.
Launch And Release Date Details
Intel finally confirmed that the 11th Generation Rocket Lake Desktop CPU series would launch March 30. On Twitter, an Intel spokesperson confirmed its upcoming desktop processors launch schedule, along with release details while responding to Hardwareluxx. On March 16 at 8:00 a.m. PT, Intel is set to launch the desktop processor series, including product information launch, pre-order and advertising.
Intel Core i9, Core i7, Core i5 Desktop CPU Release Date, Benchmarks Leaked
KEY POINTS
the Intel Core i9-1190K offers the highest single-threaded performance among the processors
Intel gained big ground in the single-thread segment while AMD dominates the multi-thread segment
A new set of leaked benchmarks of Intel Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs suggests that the chipmaker may get its crown back from AMD in the single-thread department.
The leaked Rocket Lake Desktop CPU benchmarks were spotted by Wccftech within Geekbench. The benchmarks feature seven different levels of Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake processors. This includes the Core i9-11900K, Core i9-11900KF, Core i7-11700K, Core i7-11700, Core i5-11600K, Core i5-11500, & the Core i5-11400.