Rocket Lake Dicussion Thread

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https://www.techpowerup.com/266335/intel...-confirmed

Intel is working on a new stepping of these chips, but those will come out only in the second half of 2020, aligned with "Rocket Lake-S" entering mass-production. This slide inadvertently confirms that its next-generation Core "Rocket Lake-S" processor will enter production in 2H-2020.

"Rocket Lake-S" is a 14 nm silicon that introduces up to 8 "Willow Cove" CPU cores that have higher IPC than both Skylake and Ice Lake (Sunny Cove). It is also expected to feature an updated I/O feature-set, including PCI-Express gen 4.0. This explains how many Intel LGA1200 motherboards we've seen so far feature preparation for PCIe gen 4.0. If "Rocket Lake-S" is indeed coming out before Holiday, "Comet Lake-S" could have a very brief market run spanning barely three quarters.