Intel has announced its 12th Generation Intel Core Processors called Alder Lake. The company sucks for a unique and scalable architecture, adding, in addition, 10 nm ESF – now called Intel 7 Process. Overall, new next-generation Intel Core improves performance and power efficiency over 11th-generation processors.
The new Intel Alder Lake CPU arrives with 16 cores, 8 of them for performance and the rest for energy efficiency. It also increases up to 24 threads and supports DDR5 RAM, as well as a 5th generation PCI Express interface that doubles the band speed compared to the fourth generation PCIe. The graphics are equipped with a Gen12.2 (Xe), an iGPU that multiplies the performance of the Gen12 (Xe) by two.
The new 12th generation Intel Core debuts the LGA-1700 socket platform and two form factors: BGA Type 3 for Mobile, with dimensions of 50 X 25 x 1.3 mm, and BGA Type4 HDI for Ultra Mobile, with 28.5 x 19 x 1.1 mm. They also add compatibility with Thunderbolt 4 and WiFi 6E.
- Architecture: 10 Nm SuperFin (Intel 7 Process).
- Socket: LGA-700.
- Cores: 16 cores (x8 energy efficiency + x8 performance) and 24 threads.
- RAM: compatibility with DDR5-4800, DDR4, 3200, LP5-5200 and LP4x-4266.
- PCIe: 5th generation and 4th generation.
- GPU: Gen12.2 (Xe).
Sapphire Rapids: the new Intel Xeon inherit the best of Alder Lake
In parallel, Intel has announced a new generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processors, called Sapphire Rapids. 20 cores and 40 threads added, plus memory support DDR5 RAM and PCI Express 5.0. The new server processors work on the Intel 7 architecture (10nm Enhanced SuperFin) and include multiple tiles that allow for higher bandwidth and low latency.
Additionally, the company has launched a new x86 microarchitecture, which improves CPU performance, artificial intelligence and dynamic range, thanks to its new components. The company has also included the Intel AMXm, improving operations by up to 8 times over the VNNI.
Intel’s new processors will begin arrive from autumn of this year, just in time for the launch of Windows 11, the new version of Microsoft’s operating system that will make the most of all the news announced by the semiconductor manufacturer.