Intel Launching 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake-S” Processors and Z690 Motherboards on November 19

[Tsing]

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Intel’s next major hardware releases are its 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake-S” processors and complementary Z690 motherboards with LGA 1700 socket. These will reportedly be launching very soon.



According to Wccftech’s sources, Intel plans to launch its first 12th Gen Core processors and Z690 motherboards on November 19. These will be “readily available” on that date, which implies that enthusiasts should be able to find them at their favorite retailers before Thanksgiving.



Intel’s 12th Gen Core processors are notable for their hybrid architecture. Alder Lake-S CPUs leverages two different types of cores, Golden Cove and Gracemont, which are designed for performance and efficiency, respectively.



Intel users who update to the Z690 platform can also expect to take advantage of exciting new features such as support for PCIe 5.0 and DDR5...

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[Armenius]

Finally Intel's fabled 10nm CPU is coming out in high-powered desktop form. Can't wait.

 

[DrezKill]

Intel 10nm finally f*cking coming to desktop in real, serious-@ss CPUs huh? Should be interesting.

 

[Niner51]

I'll definitely be interested.

 

[Endgame]

So, AMD to release stacked cache zen 3 CPUs Nov 18th?

 

[Brian_B]

I expect the official Zen4 announcement to come around then at the very least.