Full Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Specifications and i9-11900K Gaming Performance Leak

[WYP]

Intel's 11th Gen i9 is up to 14% faster than its last-gen counterpart.



Read more about Intel's 11th Gen Rocket Lake specifications and gaming performance.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

This is both a good and bad time for Intel. They're marketing this CPU to gamers, but gamers can't build new systems right now. Ryzen parts are difficult to find, but mainly the 'non-gaming' parts. You can find the 5600X and 5800X. If AMD were struggling to supply all Zen 3 CPUs and the GPU crises wasn't a problem, Intel could sell a lot of these chips to gamers.

 

[g0ggles1994]

My main concern is that how hot and how power hungry these chips will be. I guess they are still going to be 14nm++++++++++++?

 

[AngryGoldfish]

My main concern is that how hot and how power hungry these chips will be. I guess they are still going to be 14nm++++++++++++?

I think the angle with these is: pure single-threaded performance with ample supply. For a gamer right now, if they have a GPU and need a new CPU, I'd definitely say go Intel.

 

[Dawelio]

I think the angle with these is: pure single-threaded performance with ample supply. For a gamer right now, if they have a GPU and need a new CPU, I'd definitely say go Intel.

Lets not forget about the motherboard that is needed for that new CPU!

 

[looz]

You're right, I forgot that AMD CPUs don't need motherboards.

 

[Dawelio]

You're right, I forgot that AMD CPUs don't need motherboards.

Atleast they don't need it with every new CPU launch, unlike some other companies milk their customers...

 

[Warchild]

Atleast they don't need it with every new CPU launch, unlike some other companies milk their customers...

Neither do these... for once.

 

[looz]

Then again, upgrading to these from a 10th gen seems a bit foolish. But I went 9900k from a 8700k so I'm not the most sensible person either.


I don't think we're getting a long-lasting AMD platform until DDR5, but that has great potential for longevity. They know the BIOS chip capacity can become an issue, and first generations don't have to play catch-up. Case in point: When buying this PC I had the option of 1800X vs. 8700k. The latter didn't get outclassed in gaming until 5000 series, which would have required a motherboard upgrade anyway.

 

[Dawelio]

Neither do these... for once.

Well atleast you're not paying for old tech at this point, no real innovation other than probably one more + on the end of an inifinite amount of pluses on the end of 14nm.

 

[looz]

One might argue that keeping an older node competitive takes more innovation than using a newer process.


In my opinion the node size and architecture in general is fairly irrelevant, look up benchmarks for your use case and compare those to pricing... And factor in costs of cooling and power consumption. All large players in PC industry are giant corporations with stock holders' interests in mind, not consumers. But increased competition has benefited us, without a doubt.