Intel Plans New 14th Gen Desktop Processor with Only Two Cores: Report

[Tsing]

Intel's upcoming lineup of 14th Gen processors will include a CPU that only features two cores. That's according to hardware tipster chi11eddog, who X'd today about a newly branded "Intel 300" chip being in the works at the company, offering just a set of Performance-cores—two less than what users will find in Intel's current Core i3 lineup—along with four threads, 6 MB of L3 cache, and a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. This rumored CPU, which also features a base power of 46 watts, is said to be a replacement for the Pentium Gold G7400, a budget chip that can currently be had for $89.99 at retailers that include Best Buy.

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[Uvilla]

2 cores doesn't cut it, no matter which ones.

 

[Grimlakin]

I mean might make an ok cpu for a Chromebook or word processor only.

 

[Zarathustra]

I have a dual core (2C/4T) i3-7100 in my pfSense router box.

I selected it specifically because it had relatively fast, few cores, as OpenVPN has a way of loading up a core, one core upstream, and one core downstream.

it has worked pretty well for me in this role, but I'm pretty sure mine is somewhat of a corner case.

I can't see two cores (especially if it doesn't have HT) being a winner on a desktop in 2023.